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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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Participatory approach for integrated basin planning with focus on disaster risk reduction : the case of the Limpopo river [PDF]
, 2011 This paper defends the idea that a participatory approach is a suitable method for basin planning integrating both water and land aspects. Assertions made are based on scientific literature review and corroborated by field experience and research carried
De Dapper, Morgan +3 more
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Selected Crater and Small Caldera Lakes in Alaska: Characteristics and Hazards
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 This study addresses the characteristics, potential hazards, and both eruptive and non-eruptive role of water at selected volcanic crater lakes in Alaska. Crater lakes are an important feature of some stratovolcanoes in Alaska.
Christopher F. Waythomas
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Floods evolution in the Mediterranean region in a context of climate and environmental change
Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2021 Floods are the most important risk in the Mediterranean region, both due to their frequency and impact. Studies of historical floods show flood-rich periods that could be associated with climate causes, but there is also a certain growing trend as a ...
María Carmen Llasat
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Flood risk management in Flanders: past developments and future challenges [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents the state of the art of flood risk management in Flanders, a low-lying region in the northern part of Belgium which is vulnerable to flooding.
De Maeyer, Philippe +5 more
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Estimating Economic Loss from Flash Flooding: A Study of Porter County, IN [PDF]
, 2011 This project attempted to determine what kinds of losses occurred during the flash floods of September 2009, caused by Hurricane Ike, in Northwest Indiana.
Cornwell, Samantha
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Pre-disaster planning and preparedness for floods and droughts: A systematic review
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2019 Increasing intensity and frequency of climate-related disasters such as floods and droughts challenge existing governance models of disaster risk reduction.
J. Raikes +3 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Herein, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) is discussed as a powerful extension of conventional SEM for life sciences. By combining high‐resolution imaging with variable pressure and humidity, ESEM allows the analysis of untreated biological materials, supports in situ monitoring of hydration‐driven changes, and advances the functional ...
Jendrian Riedel +6 more
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Fact Sheet: Floods and Flash Floods, 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 Mitigation pays. It includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or lessen the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies.
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