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Hydrologic effects of tidal wetland restoration in the subsided Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta, California, United States

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The Dutch Slough Tidal Restoration project in the Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta involves flooding of delta lands; however, concerns have been raised that such flooding will increase the hydraulic pressures on subsided adjacent islands and threaten levee stability.
Steven Deverel, Marc Olds
wiley   +1 more source

Coupled hydro-mechanical processes in rainfall-triggered mudstone landslides revealed by 3D laser scanning and model testing. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li C, Wang K, Li S, Gao Y, Cao Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impacts of Weather Variability and Shocks on Farmers and Indigenous Peoples' Consumption: Evidence From Panama

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa, Akira Hibiki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative assessment of landslide hazard and risk at regional-scale: a case study from central Vietnam. [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Das R, Van Tien P, Wegmann KW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Disasters, Dictators, and Donors: The Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Activity (Mis)Reporting

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how governments manipulate economic data to secure more foreign disaster aid. By using nighttime lighting as a reliable measure of economic activity, we make two key findings: (1) foreign disaster aid is positively linked to a country's understatement of its gross domestic product, indicating a deliberate strategy to ...
M. Martin Boyer, J. Bradley Karl, Charles M. Nyce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landslide Susceptibility Evaluation Integrating Machine Learning and SBAS-InSAR-Derived Deformation Characteristics: A Case Study of Yining County, Xinjiang. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Ma T, Yi X, Ci H, Wang R, Yang H, Yan Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Resolving a debate over social freedom

The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract When I am unable to drive due to a road blockade, there seems to be a morally relevant difference between a case in which the road is blocked by workers and a case in which the road is blocked by a landslide. Many political philosophers tried to capture this pretheoretical judgment at a more abstract level through the formulation of a concept ...
Ilkin Huseynli
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of the Dominant Rainfall Index and Evolution of Multi-Factor Driving Mechanisms for Landslide Activity in Hong Kong (1990-2024). [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Wu J, Miao Z, Xiong Y, Yang Z, Shen X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
wiley   +1 more source

A time series based dynamic prediction model for loess mudstone landslides. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tang C, Dong J, Peng L, Liu X, Pan Y, Wei Z, Tang M, Yao X.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source