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Statistical models for dependent and non-stationary extreme events [PDF]
, 2007 Extreme value methods are used in a wide range of applications, for example they may be used for modelling wave heights and river levels in hydrology, wind speeds in structural engineering and share price return levels in economics.
Eastoe, Emma F.
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 Thunderstorm downburst winds are a major cause of severe damage to buildings and other infrastructure. The initiative of the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility to design and develop a downburst simulator was established to open new ...
Alvaro Danilo Mejia +7 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 There are a number of competing explanations for the late Pleistocene extinction of many North American megafauna species. Here, the authors apply a Bayesian regression approach that finds greater concordance between megafaunal declines and climate ...
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objective To critically assess the impacts of very hot weather on (i) frontline staff in hospitals in England and (ii) on healthcare delivery and patient safety.Study design A qualitative study design using key informant semi-structured interviews ...
Sari Kovats +4 more
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Extreme events in biological, societal, and earth sciences: A systematic review of the literature
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 The term “extreme event” is commonly used to describe high-impact, unanticipated natural events, like floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Mathew Stewart +5 more
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Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2022 This study evaluates the knowledge retention of the fifth cohort´s graduates of the Certificate in 'Local development planning, land use management, and disaster risk management' (PDLOTGR), an academic postgraduate program implemented in Latin America ...
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Catalina Sarmiento
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The second millennium CE in Europe is known for both climatic extremes and bloody conflict. Europeans experienced the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and they suffered history-defining violence like the Wars of the Roses, Hundred Years War ...
W. Christopher Carleton +5 more
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Geotechnical Reconnaissance: The 28 September 2018 M7.5 Palu-Donggala, Indonesia Earthquake [PDF]
The Mw7.5 Palu-Donggala earthquake occurred on 28 September 2018 at 6:02 PM local time, and was caused by strike-slip faulting along the north-south trending Palu-Koro fault that extends through Palu City and the Central Sulawesi region of Indonesia. The
Gallant, Aaron P. +14 more
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Risk Transfer for Populations in Precarious Urban Environments
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2020 This study explores risk transfer options that precarious and marginal urban communities could use to protect themselves from future damages and losses generated by socio-natural hazards and disasters at the individual and community levels. The design is
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Lidar (light-detection and ranging) has revolutionized archaeology. We are now able to produce high-resolution maps of archaeological surface features over vast areas, allowing us to see ancient land-use and anthropogenic landscape modification at ...
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