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How Long Do Runoff‐Generated Debris‐Flow Hazards Persist After Wildfire?

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Runoff‐generated debris flows are a potentially destructive and deadly response to wildfire until sufficient vegetation and soil‐hydraulic recovery have reduced susceptibility to the hazard.
Andrew P. Graber, Matthew A. Thomas, Jason W. Kean   +2 more
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Monitoring Potential Geological Hazards with Different InSAR Algorithms: The Case of Western Sichuan

Remote Sensing, 2022
In recent years, the number of geological disasters in Sichuan Province has significantly increased due to the influence of earthquakes and extreme climate, as well as the disturbance to the geological environment by human activities.
Zezhong Zheng, Chuhang Xie, Yong He, Mingcang Zhu, Weifeng Huang, Tianming Shao   +5 more
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The Manning’s Roughness Coefficient Calibration Method to Improve Flood Hazard Analysis in the Absence of River Bathymetric Data: Application to the Urban Historical Zamora City Centre in Spain

Applied Sciences, 2021
The accurate estimation of flood risk depends on, among other factors, a correct delineation of the floodable area and its associated hydrodynamic parameters.
Julio Garrote, Miguel González-Jiménez, Carolina Guardiola-Albert, Andrés Díez-Herrero   +3 more
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Multi-Hazard Emergency Response for Geological Hazards Amid the Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic: Good Practices and Lessons Learned from Earthquake Disaster Management in Greece

Sustainability, 2022
Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented global disruption with considerable impact on human activities. However, natural hazards and related disasters do not wait for SARS-CoV-2 to vanish, resulting in the emergence of
S. Mavroulis, M. Mavrouli, A. Kourou, T. Thoma, E. Lekkas   +4 more
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Susceptibility Mapping of Typical Geological Hazards in Helong City Affected by Volcanic Activity of Changbai Mountain, Northeastern China

ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf., 2022
The purpose of this paper was to produce the geological hazard-susceptibility map for the Changbai Mountain area affected by volcanic activity. First, 159 landslides and 72 debris flows were mapped in the Helong city are based on the geological disaster ...
Xiao-Hui Sun, Cheng-Long Yu, Yanrong Li, N. N. Rene   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An improved empirical model for predicting postfire debris-flow volume in the western United States [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Reliable estimates of debris-flow volume can be used to help predict the magnitude of debris-flow hazards following wildfire in the western United States.
A. N. Gorr, F. K. Rengers, K. R. Barnhart, M. A. Thomas, J. W. Kean   +4 more
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Rapid Characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, Earthquake Sequence

The Seismic Record, 2023
The 6 February 2023 M_w 7.8 Pazarcık and subsequent M_w 7.5 Elbistan earthquakes generated strong ground shaking that resulted in catastrophic human and economic loss across south‐central Türkiye and northwest Syria.
Dara E. Goldberg, Tuncay Taymaz, Nadine G. Reitman, Alexandra E. Hatem, Seda Yolsal‐Çevikbilen, William D. Barnhart, Tahir Serkan Irmak, David J. Wald, Taylan Öcalan, William L. Yeck, Berkan Özkan, Jessica A. Thompson Jobe, David R. Shelly, Eric M. Thompson, Christopher B. DuRoss, Paul S. Earle, Richard W. Briggs, Harley Benz, Ceyhun Erman, Ali Hasan Doğan, Cemali Altuntaş   +20 more
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Characteristics and causes analysis of Nandianzi landslide in Lingtai County, Gansu Province

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao, 2023
On October 3, 2021, a large landslide occurred at the loess-mudstone interface in Nandianzi, Lingtai, its successful early warning measures preventing casualties.
Jiakai TANG, Weijiang WU, Tao LIU, Xing SU, Chaodong WAN, Guoxin ZHANG, Yapeng AN, Zugang LI   +7 more
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Preliminary Identification of Geological Hazards from Songpinggou to Feihong in Mao County along the Minjiang River Using SBAS-InSAR Technique Integrated Multiple Spatial Analysis Methods

Sustainability, 2021
Landslides and collapses are common geological hazards in mountainous areas, posing significant threats to the lives and property of residents. Therefore, early identification of disasters is of great significance for disaster prevention.
Kuanxing Zhu, Peihua Xu, Chen Cao, Lianjing Zheng, Yue Liu, Xiu-Jun Dong   +5 more
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Karst hydrogeological survey and tracing of Zhangyukeng phosphogypsum repository

Carsologica Sinica, 2023
The most effective treatment of phosphogypsum—the waste generated in the production of phosphoric acid—is centralized landfill. Given the stability of phosphogypsum landfill and possible pollution to groundwater, Zhangyukeng phosphogypsum repository, a ...
Zhihao ZHAO, Kongwei WANG, Zhun ZHOU, Shiyuan LIU, Kaiyuan ZHANG, Lan WANG   +5 more
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