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Tracking tsunami propagation and Island's collapse after the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai 2022 volcanic eruption from multi-space observations. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
The quantity and accuracy of satellite-geodetic measurements have increased over time, revolutionizing the monitoring of tectonic processes. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and satellite radar signals provide observations beyond ground ...
Shrivastava MN, Sunil AS, Maurya AK, Aguilera F, Orrego S, Sunil PS, Cienfuegos R, Moreno M.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Dignificando la Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres: liderazgos femeninos y estrategias comunitarias en el Campamento Dignidad, Santiago de Chile

Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2021
Recientemente, se ha problematizado cómo la Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres, o GRD, conceptualiza la resiliencia y los desastres en asentamiento informales.
Valentina Acuña, Sofía Valdivieso, Leila Juzam   +2 more
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The Evolution of Peteroa Volcano (Chile–Argentina) Crater Lakes Between 1984 and 2020 Based on Landsat and Planet Labs Imagery Analysis

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
One of the major challenges in the understanding of the crater lakes dynamics and their connection with magmatic/hydrothermal processes is the continuous tracking of the physical behavior of lakes, especially in cases of remote and poorly accessible ...
Felipe Aguilera, Felipe Aguilera, Felipe Aguilera, Javiera Caro, Javiera Caro, Susana Layana, Susana Layana, Susana Layana   +7 more
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Identification and classification of urban micro-vulnerabilities in tsunami evacuation routes for the city of Iquique, Chile [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2018
Many coastal cities around the world are threatened by tsunamis; some of these events have caused great impacts in recent times. The loss of human lives during these events is the main cause of concern of the authorities, and evacuation planning has ...
G. Álvarez, G. Álvarez, M. Quiroz, M. Quiroz, J. León, J. León, R. Cienfuegos, R. Cienfuegos   +7 more
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Encuentros y Desencuentros con la Fórmula del Riesgo y los Desastres: Tiempos para el Cuidado y la Reciprocidad

Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2021
La fórmula ‘Amenaza x Vulnerabilidad = Riesgo’ ha sido fundamental en visibilizar, politizar y develar la construcción social del riesgo de desastres. Sin embargo, esta formula y críticas a la misma se han posicionado desde categorías del pensamiento
Ma. Teresa Armijos Burneo, Viviana Ramírez Loaiza   +1 more
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Forecasting flood hazards in real time: a surrogate model for hydrometeorological events in an Andean watershed [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020
Growing urban development, combined with the influence of El Niño and climate change, has increased the threat of large unprecedented floods induced by extreme precipitation in populated areas near mountain regions of South America.
M. T. Contreras, M. T. Contreras, M. T. Contreras, J. Gironás, J. Gironás, J. Gironás, J. Gironás, C. Escauriaza, C. Escauriaza   +8 more
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Modeling the effects of sediment concentration on the propagation of flash floods in an Andean watershed [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020
Rain-induced flash floods are common events in regions near mountain ranges. In peri-urban areas near the Andes the combined effects of the changing climate and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have resulted in an alarming proximity of populated areas
M. T. Contreras, M. T. Contreras, M. T. Contreras, C. Escauriaza, C. Escauriaza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fire risk communication in the urban informal sector: Evidence from traditional marketplaces in Accra, Ghana

Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 297-320, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Urban marketplace fires in Ghana are chronic, devasting in economic losses and disproportionately impacting informal sector workers. Yet, the scholarly works on urban disasters have focused on hydrometeorological and other man‐made disasters to the neglect of marketplace fires, particularly the challenges in risk communication between ...
Matthew Abunyewah, Seth A. Okyere, Louis K. Frimpong, Stephen K. Diko, Michael O. Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Victor Boateng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy integration of climate change adaptation in Central America: A review for development, land‐use planning, and risk management

Latin American Policy, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 534-567, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Central American countries have been described as highly exposed to the negative effects of climate change (CC). Policies dedicated to CC and climate policy integration—mainstreaming—into sectoral policies have been considered key strategies.
Luis Diego Segura Ramírez, Annemarie van Zeijl‐Rozema, Pim Martens   +2 more
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How green are our laws? Presenting a normative coherence for sustainable development methodology

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 90-109, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustainable development agendas, promoting “whole of government approaches.” The concept of normative coherence for sustainable development (NCSD) has emerged as a new stage of policy coherence for sustainable development analysis.
Harlan Koff, Antony Challenger, Julia Ros Cuellar, Rafael Aguilar Orea, Maria del Socorro Lara López   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source