Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2021 This study investigates the impact of the October 2016 flash floods in urban areas located in selected catchments along the Nile Valley and Red Sea regions for the assessment and the proposal of feasible mitigation measures.
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ReAFFIRM: Real-time Assessment of Flash Flood Impacts: a Regional high-resolution Method [PDF]
, 2020 Flash floods evolve rapidly in time, which poses particular challenges to emergency managers. One way to support decision-making is to complement models that estimate the flash flood hazard (e.g.
Berenguer Ferrer, Marc +4 more
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A Survey of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Applications for Flash Floods
Remote Sensing, 2021 Flash floods are among the most dangerous natural disasters. As climate change and urbanization advance, an increasing number of people are at risk of flash floods. The application of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) technologies in
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Flash Floods in Slovenia
Dela, 2016 This paper examines the spatial distribution of frequency of flash floods along with their seasonal distribution. The spatio-temporal analysis of past flash flooding covered 124 flash floods affecting areas of Slovenia between 1550 and 2015. Flash floods
Tajan Trobec
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Flash floods in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region are considered among the most destructive natural hazards, which pose a significant challenge to model due to their high complexity.
Saed Asaly +4 more
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Moving boulders in flash floods and estimating flow conditions using boulders in ancient deposits [PDF]
, 2016 Boulders moving in flash floods cause considerable damage and casualties. More and bigger boulders move in flash floods than predicted from published theory.
Bohorquez P. +13 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Compared with floods occurring over plains, alpine flash floods are formed over scattered locations with complex terrain and data is often lacking regarding the land topography, flow and sedimentation, causing difficulties when developing mathematical ...
Yufei Ding, Xingnian Liu, Ridong Chen
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Flash floods versus river floods – a comparison of psychological impacts and implications for precautionary behaviour [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020 River floods are among the most damaging natural hazards that frequently occur in Germany. Flooding causes high economic losses and impacts many residents. In 2016, several southern German municipalities were hit by flash floods after unexpectedly severe
J. Laudan, G. Zöller, A. H. Thieken
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Spatiotemporal variability of flash floods and their human impacts in the Czech Republic during the 2001–2023 period [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System SciencesFlash floods, characterized by their sudden onset, extreme discharge, short duration, material damage, and human loss, represent a significant natural hazard.
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MITIGATING FLASH FLOODS WITH THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES: A ΜULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO MAP FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR ZAKYNTHOS ISLAND, GREECE [PDF]
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 2020 Floods can be extremely harmful for the welfare of societies regardless if they are natural or caused by humans. The Mediterranean region has experienced an increase in flash floods frequency and severity. The suddenness and episodic nature of these type
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