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Deep Learning for Information Triage on Twitter
Applied Sciences, 2021 In this paper, we present a Deep Learning-based system for the support of information triaging on Twitter during emergency situations, such as disasters, or other influential events, such as political elections. The system is based on the assumption that
Michal Ptaszynski +7 more
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Geoscience Data Journal, 2023 The collection and use of data on climate change and its impacts are crucial for effective climate adaptation and climate risk management. The revolution in internet access, technology and costs has led to a shift from using traditional paper‐based data ...
Olalekan Adekola +6 more
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020 Does economic activity move away from areas that are at high risk of recurring shocks? We examine this question in the context of floods, which displaced more than 650 million people worldwide in the last 35 years. We study large urban floods using spatially detailed inundation maps and night lights data spanning the globe’s cities.
Kocornik-Mina, Adriana +3 more
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Gastroenterology Research, 2022 Flood syndrome refers to the exsanguination of ascitic fluid following the spontaneous rupture of an umbilical hernia, and is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis with ascites. In this case report, we describe a 67-year-old patient with Flood syndrome who was initially managed conservatively in a community hospital run by primary care physicians ...
Lee, Jia Li, Jiang, Jeffrey
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2020 Three different conceptual frameworks of resilience, including engineering, ecological and social–ecological have been presented and framed within the context of flood risk management. Engineering resilience has demonstrated its value in the design and operation of technological systems in general and in flood resilient technologies in particular ...
Chris Zevenbergen +2 more
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Assessing the influence of the Merzbacher Lake outburst floods on discharge using the hydrological model SWIM in the Aksu headwaters, Kyrgyzstan/NW China [PDF]
, 2013 Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) often have a significant impact on downstream users. Including their effects in hydrological models, identifying past occurrences and assessing their potential impacts are challenges for hydrologists working in ...
Krysanova, V +4 more
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Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector
International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2016 The research was developed linking the impact of flood risk on utility, desirability and marketability related to vulnerability of commercial property value.
Namrata Bhattacharya-Mis, Jessica Lamond
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Causes and consequences of floods: flash floods, urban floods, river floods and coastal floods
Resources Environment and Information Engineering, 2022 Undoubtedly, the flood is known as a natural disaster. But in practice, the flood is considered the most terrible natural disaster in terms of mortality and financial losses. In this regard, a worrying trend is the increasing trend of mortality and flood damage in the world in recent decades.
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2016 Shifts to devolved flood risk management in the UK pose questions about how the changing role of floodplain residents in community-led adaptation planning can be supported and strengthened.
McEwen Lindsey +2 more
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SuDS and human behaviour: Co-developing solutions to encourage sustainable behaviour
E3S Web of Conferences, 2016 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are today widely considered to be a more progressive and environmentally sensitive approach to Flood Risk Management (FRM).
Everett Glyn, Lamond Jessica
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