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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex‐differentiated fatalities in the twenty‐first century

Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Olivier Rubin
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Impact of Carboxylated Polystyrene Nanoplastics in the Liver Using Cell Lines and Precision‐Cut Liver Slices

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Increasing reports of plastic accumulation in human tissue have raised concerns about potential adverse health outcomes. Evidence of negative effects of nanoplastics is heterogeneous and provides limited insights into the underlying pathogenic toxicity mechanisms in humans. Methods In the present study, carboxylate‐modified
Namrata Pandey, Paula Boeira, Nathaniel J. Clark, Eleanor T. Walker, Somaiah Aroori, Jemimah Denson, Richard C. Thompson, Matthew E. Cramp, Shilpa Chokshi, Ashwin Dhanda   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

GIS-based spatial analysis for lightning scenario in Bangladesh

Heliyon
Bangladesh has witnessed alarmingly rising lightning frequency, particularly during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. This has resulted in significant annual death tolls from lightning strikes over the past decade.
Ferdous Ahmed, Sakib Hasan, I.M. Mahbubul, Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik, M. Nafiz Hossen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The international climate change regime and general principles of law

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 321-339, July 2026.
Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
wiley   +1 more source

Lightning-induced vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh using machine learning and GIS-based approach

Progress in Disaster Science
This study investigates the lightning-induced vulnerability in Bangladesh using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, addressing the limited research in this area. Lightning, especially prevalent during April to June,
Tanmoy Mazumder, Md. Mustafa Saroar
doaj   +1 more source

Prevention of lightning related adverse effects: knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents in Kiriella Medical Officer of Health area

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2018
Background: Lightning is an uncommon but potentially devastating cause of injury in both developed and developing countries. These injuries feature high mortality and significant long-term morbidity, thus prompt preventive and protective measures are ...
Kasunee Kalubowila, Hemantha Herath, Novil Wijesekara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Debris Flows Suppressed Riverine Productivity and Respiration Following High‐Severity Wildfire on the Klamath River, California

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Wildfires alter terrestrial material and energy inputs to rivers, but impacts to ecosystem metabolism and dissolved oxygen (DO) are not well known due to few river ecosystem response studies during and after wildfires. In summer 2022, wildfire and heavy rains triggered debris flows into the Klamath River, where we compared immediate (days) and
Laurel Genzoli, John R. Oberholzer Dent, Robert O. Hall Jr., Grant Johnson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 24-Hour Lightning Forecast System in Brazil

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2015
Identifying in advance and with reliability favorable atmospheric conditions for lightning occurrence is necessary to minimize injuries and hazardous situations.
Osmar Pinto Junior, Gisele S. Zepka, Iara Cardoso, Antonio C. V. Saraiva   +3 more
doaj  

Ayurveda interventions in complications of electrocution: A case report

Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports
The damage associated with electrical injuries can result in the dysfunction of multiple tissues or organs resulting in neuropathy, paraesthesia, weakness, loss of balance, poor coordination, gait ataxia, etc.
P. Sruthi Sankar, R. Subin Vaidyamadham
doaj   +1 more source

A bolt from the blue: Lightning injuries. [PDF]

Med J Armed Forces India, 2015
Nagesh IV, Bhatia P, Mohan S, Lamba NS, Sen S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source