A review on the extreme rainfall studies in India
September 2024
Climate vulnerability in the Indian region becomes a major concern due to the frequent hydro-meteorological extreme events throughout the year. The number of extreme rainfall events (ERE) associated...
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A comparison of performance measures of two livelihood vulnerability indices in the context of recurrent tropical flood hazards
September 2024
Natural hazards often pose a considerable amount of social vulnerability which is the function of exposure, sensitivity and adaptation. Livelihood vulnerability assessment (LVA) benefits site-specific...
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Application of geospatial tools in the assessment of Flood hazard impact on social vulnerability of Malda district, West Bengal, India
September 2024
Social vulnerability assessment is a dynamic process, which varies from place to place. In the present study, the social vulnerability index (SVI) of Malda district has been prepared because of several...
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Source characteristics of earthquakes in Delhi and its vicinity: Implications for seismogenesis in the stable continental region of India
September 2024
Delhi and its surrounding region are among the important intraplate seismically active regions of India. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, it lies in seismic zone IV and is capable of generating...
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Socioeconomic impacts of flooding and its coping strategies in Nigeria: Evidence from Dagiri community, Gwagwalada area council of Abuja
September 2024
Dagiri, a community in the Gwagwalada area council, has been ravaged by floods. The most recent which took place on 25th July 2020 was devastating and had severe impacts on the community. This study...
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Role of surface rainfall to the variability of extreme sea level along the eastern coast of Bangladesh
September 2024
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of extreme sea levels (ESLs) because of its geographical location with low-lying coast. In addition, high discharge of huge rain water to the nearby...
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Risk analysis of road networks under the influence of landslides by considering landslide susceptibility and road vulnerability: A case study
September 2024
Landslides are the most common natural hazards and can cause casualties and damage forests, roads, water conservancy, hydropower, and other infrastructure. Road networks are essential components of...
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Spatio-temporal analysis of air pollution dynamics over Bangalore city during second wave of COVID-19
September 2024
The country wide lockdown implemented during 27th April to 14th June 2021 in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the second wave in India. Effect of the restricted lockdown resulted in improved...
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Extreme weather events (EWEs)-Related health complications in Bangladesh: A gender-based analysis on the 2017 catastrophic floods
September 2024
Floods are major Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) that are more frequent and intense. Floods has multifarious dire impacts on human health, but health implications of floods are limitedly examined from...
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Comprehensive seismic hazard assessment for Guwahati City, Northeast India: Insights from probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard analysis
September 2024
This paper presents a comprehensive seismic hazard assessment for Guwahati city, located in the northeast region of India. The earthquake data considered for the study is from 1762 to 2020, which was...
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Adaptation planning for climate change: An application of the advanced bibliometric analytical framework
September 2024
There has been a surge in research on adaptation planning to address climate change and its effects. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the keywords “adaptation planning” and “climate change”...
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Characteristics of Western Disturbance intensification and associated induced circulations over the Indian Region
September 2024
Western Disturbances (WD) are significantly important weather systems causing precipitation in the Western Himalayan region during Indian Winter months. WDs have two major components-the eastward propagating...
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Ecosysem-based approach to local flood risk management in Ogun State, Nigeria: Knowledge, and pathway to Actualisation
September 2024
Flooding continues to ravage communities and leave societies driven by quest towards a more likely solution to flood threats. The need to accommodate both the provision of fundamental human needs and...
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Assessment of multi-components and sectoral vulnerability to urban floods in Peshawar – Pakistan
September 2024
Over the last two decades, urban floods and their impacts have been on the rise worldwide, owing to both climatic changes and human activities. The present study examines different at-risk elements,...
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Liquefaction hazard mapping of the south-central coastal areas of Bangladesh
September 2024
Liquefaction can cause significant damage to the built environment; therefore, assessing the liquefaction hazard in a seismically active region is essential to minimize the risk. This study attempted...
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Improving social resilience to forest fire from community perspective
Available online 3 September 2024
Recently, terms like social and community resilience have provided new ideas in reducing disaster risks especially in forest fire. However, a comprehensive and in-depth review of community social resilience...
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Research on rescue priority based on high spatiotemporal resolution mobile positioning data
Available online 22 August 2024
Estimate the key rescue areas of earthquake accurately,which is of great significance for deploying rescue forces and implementing rescue activities in post-earthquake scientifically.This paper based...
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Spatial-temporal assessment of soil erosion using the RUSLE model in the upstream Inaouène watershed, Northern Morocco
Available online 8 August 2024
This study aims to assess the risk of soil erosion in two different years (1984 and 2022) to gain insights into the extent of soil loss risk in the study area spatially and temporally. Using the Revised...
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Exploring GIS-Based Modeling for Assessing Social Vulnerability to Ganga Riverbank Erosion, India
Available online 5 August 2024
Riverside communities along the lower Ganges in India face significant threats like riverbank erosion, floods, and climate change impacts. Despite extensive research on riverbank erosion in the region,...
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Evaluation of potentially susceptible flooding areas leveraging geospatial technology with multicriteria decision analysis in Edo State, Nigeria
Available online 31 July 2024
Floods have claimed lives and devastated societal and ecological systems. Because of their catastrophic tendency and the financial and fatalities they cause, floods have become more and more significant...
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Landslide detection based on deep learning and remote sensing imagery: A case study in Linzhi City
Available online 4 July 2024
Landslides result in serious damage to economic and land resources. Automated landslide detection over a wide area for the study and prevention of geohazards is important. Linzhi is located in the southeastern...
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Assessment of shoreline changes and associated erosion and accretion pattern in coastal watersheds of Tamil Nadu, India
June 2024
The coastal region is not a constant and depends on several physical elements. Analogous to the world trend, the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu are encountering sea level rise and associated shoreline...
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Forest fire estimation and risk prediction using multispectral satellite images: Case study
June 2024
Forest fires are increasing in terms of number, size, and extent which have a growing influence on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The economy and ecology of Northeast India...
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Applicability of Indigenous knowledge and methods in flood risk management in a nigerian city
June 2024
The incidence of flooding is set to rise due to climate impacts in the coming years. Nigeria is one of the countries increasingly experiencing flooding. Its urban areas are expected to suffer more from...
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Multicriteria assessment of the response capability of urban emergency shelters: A case study in Beijing
June 2024
Urban emergency shelters are pivotal for safety, with effective evaluation criteria enabling decision-makers to identify strengths and weaknesses, facilitating targeted enhancements. This study aims...
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