A calibrated spatio-temporal machine learning model for tropical peatland fire risk
Available online 29 July 2026
Tropical peatland fires are complex environmental hazards with significant impacts. However, existing fire risk approaches, including empirical drought-fire indices and machine learning models that...
Examining Disaster Response Self-Efficacy and Flood Preparedness Behavior Among Filipino Youth: Moderating Role of Frequent Flood Experience
Available online 13 June 2026
This study investigates the relationship between disaster response self-efficacy and flood preparedness behavior among Filipino youth in Las Piñas City (LPC), with frequent flood experience (FFE) examined...
The Dharali catastrophic disaster of 05th August 2025: A wake-up Call from the Kheer Ganga, NW Himalaya
June 2026
The North-western (NW) Himalaya is highly vulnerable to climate-driven hazards, where glacial retreat, unstable slopes, and extreme rainfall exacerbate disaster risks. On August 5, 2025, a catastrophic...
Bagyong Kristine (TS Trami) in bicol, Philippines: Flood risk forecasting, disaster risk preparedness predictions and lived experiences through machine learning (ML), econometrics, and hermeneutic analysis
September 2025
This work was conducted just two days after the onslaught of Bagyong Kristine (TS Trami) in October 2024 that flooded the Bicol Region, Philippines. We combined quantitative approaches (machine learning...
Early warning systems in climate risk management: Roles and implementations in eradicating barriers and overcoming challenges
September 2025
Early Warning Systems (EWS) are essential tools for alleviating the effects of natural hazards, particularly floods, cyclones, and droughts, by giving early warnings and actionable information. Currently,...
Unraveling the causes and impacts of increasing flood disasters in the kathmandu valley: Lessons from the unprecedented September 2024 floods
December 2025
Understanding the underlying causes of flood disasters is essential not only for developing effective flood management strategies but also for evaluating past policies and mitigation efforts. This study...
Artificial intelligence and numerical weather prediction models: A technical survey
June 2025
Can artificial intelligence (AI) models beat traditional numerical weather prediction (NWP) models based on physical principles? The rapid advancement of AI, inherent computational limitations of NWP...
Analysis of the compound disaster caused by extreme rainfall and landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia in 2025 and its implications for disaster prevention and mitigation
June 2026
This study investigates the extreme rainfall–landslide–flood disaster chain in November 2025 on Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The event caused significant casualties and infrastructure damage, exposing...
When artificial intelligence meets cultural knowledge: Forecasting storm surge risks, predicting disaster preparedness, and building resilient coastal communities in the Philippines
September 2026
This study assesses immediate storm surge impacts and community responses to Supertyphoon Pepito in Bicol, Philippines, and provides a comprehensive mixed-method analysis of storm surge risk and disaster...
A review of socio-economic vulnerability: The emergence of its theoretical concepts, models and methodologies
September 2023
The concept of vulnerability overarches as a multidisciplinary subject. The umbrella term is widely used in several disciplines namely sociology, public health, geography, and disaster studies. Broadly,...
Preliminary analysis of the July 30, 2024, Wayanad landslide disaster in India: Causes and impacts
December 2025
In recent years, with the increasingly pronounced trend of global climate warming, extreme weather events have become more frequent and intense, leading to a significant rise in the occurrence of natural...
Disaster, risk and crises in tourism and hospitality field: A pathway toward tourism and hospitality management framework for resilience and recovery process
December 2024
This study aims to review the documents in disasters, risk and crises to produce a generic model for developing a holistic framework in the tourism and hospitality industry. This study uses bibliometric...
Systemically important supply chains in crisis: Mapping disruptions and global ripple effects
June 2026
This study explores the causes and effects of disruptions in systemically important supply chains (SISCs) using an integrated approach that combines Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and Systems...
Heat wave adaptation strategies among informal workers in an urban setting: A study in dhaka city, Bangladesh
September 2025
With the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves globally, studying the adaptation strategies of informal workers, who constitute a significant and vulnerable segment of Dhaka's urban population,...
Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of forest fires: A call for multilateral cooperation and management interventions
June 2023
Fire is one of the dominant disturbances in forests that widely impacts the ecology, environment, and socioeconomics of nations across the globe. In view of setting priorities of nations for combating...
Physics-informed neural networks and variants in weather and hydrological modeling: a systematic review
Available online 17 July 2026
Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and other physics-informed machine-learning techniques have proven to be a powerful way to link data-driven inference to governing equations in weather and hydrological...
Floods in Pakistan: A state-of-the-art review
September 2023
Floods inflict devastating impacts worldwide. The frequency and severity of floods have notably increased as a result of climate change. Pakistan, in particular, has experienced two of the most catastrophic...
Effects of microplastics on soil physical, chemical and biological properties
March 2025
Pollution from microplastics (MPs) is recognized as a significant new global change factor that may have an impact on ecosystem services and functions. Although it is known that soil ecosystems, especially...
Community resilience to natural disasters: A systemic review of contemporary methods and theories
September 2023
Due to global climate change, community resilience to natural disasters has become a high priority in environmental research. Academicians and practitioners from different disciplines and organizations...
Comprehensive Review of Atmospheric and Environmental Disturbances Affecting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Available online 3 July 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in complex and dynamic environments where environmental disturbances play a critical role in determining flight safety, performance and mission...
Flood Risk Management in River Basin Communities: An Integrated Flood Governance Analytical Framework
Available online 2 September 2026
The intensity and frequency of floods are rising in Nepal, and river basin communities are under direct threat of flooding. National and local governments are adopting different measures to mitigate...
From landslides to debris floods: Understanding cascading hazard mechanisms in the Nyamwamba catchment, Mt. Rwenzori, Uganda
June 2026
Inaccessible regions in upstream areas of mountainous catchments are often exposed to hazards that can trigger subsequent events in more accessible downstream areas. However, the mechanisms underlying...
Evaluation of post extreme floods in high mountain region: A case study of the Melamchi flood 2021 at the Koshi River Basin in Nepal
September 2023
Extreme precipitation events and associated hazards are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. On June 2021, a devastating flash flood occurred in the Melamchi River in Nepal causing...
Psychological preparedness and risk perception for predicting earthquake preparedness behavior among university students in Nepal
Available online 18 June 2026
Understanding the drivers of earthquake preparedness behavior remains a critical challenge, particularly in contexts where awareness of earthquake risk is relatively high. This study examines the relative...
Advances in atmospheric, oceanic, and coupled models for meteorological forecasting
June 2026
Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) has evolved from atmospheric-only formulations to comprehensive Earth System Models (ESMs), driven by advances in model resolution, physical realism, and computational...