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Using ERA-5 LAND reanalysis rainfall data to better evaluate the performance of the regional shallow landslide early warning system of Piemonte (north-western Italy) in the context of climate change

Frontiers in Earth Science
To correctly understand how and whether climate change has influenced the behavior of shallow landslide events over the last century, it is essential to carefully identify the historical series of phenomena and their respective triggering causes, as well
Valentina Botto, Davide Tiranti, Simona Barbarino, Christian Ronchi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais, Andre Chiaradia, Richard D. Reina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A simplified physically based coupled rainfall threshold model for triggering landslides

, 2015
A number of rainfall threshold models for triggering landslides have been developed in either empirical or physical manner. The objective of an empirical rainfall threshold model is to establish a relationship between rainfall intensity and duration ...
Yu-ming Wu, H. Lan, Xing Gao, Lang-ping Li, Zhi-hua Yang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing Rainfall Threshold for Debris Flows of a Defined Hazardous Magnitude

Remote Sensing
Debris flow can cause damage only when its discharge exceeds the drainage capacity of the prevention engineering. At present, most rainfall thresholds for debris flows mainly focus on the initiation of debris flow and do not adequately consider the ...
Yajun Li, Mengyu Wang, Fukang Ma, Jun Zhang, Guowei Li, Xingmin Meng, Guan Chen, Dongxia Yue, Fuyun Guo, Yan Zhao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Radar Z-R relationship for summer monsoon storms in Arizona [PDF]

, 2005
Radar-based estimates of rainfall rates and accumulations are one of the principal tools used by the National Weather Service (NWS) to identify areas of extreme precipitation that could lead to flooding.
Goodrich, DC, Maddox, RA, Morin, E, Sorooshian, S   +3 more
core   +1 more source

From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings.
Jing Hao, Ran Sun, Brian Lucey, Feng He, Andrew Urquhart   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the rainfall threshold for rainfall-induced landslides in Nanjiang County, Sichuan Province

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
Nanjiang County is located in the red bed regions of the mountainous and hilly region of eastern Sichuan Province, where rainfall-induced landslides frequently occur during the rainy season.
Zhongyou SONG, Keqiang CHI, Gang LUO, Yu CHEN, Ping YONG, Pan GAO, Fabin YAN, Rui ZHANG   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The predictability of precipitation episodes during the West African dry season

, 2012
Precipitation episodes in tropical West Africa (7-15°N, 10°W-10°E) during the dry season from November to March are rare, but can have significant impacts on human activities reaching from greening of pastures to spoiling harvests and health implications.
Adeyewa, Ali, Buckle, Buizza, Buizza, Buizza, Dee, Fall, Fink, Fröhlich, Hastenrath, Hell, Huffman, Huffman, Jobard, Joliffe, Knippertz, Knippertz, Knippertz, Knippertz, Lamptey, Meier, Nicholson, Nicholson, Paeth, Pospichal, Roca, Sultan, Thomson, Uppala, Waliser, Wernli, Xie   +32 more
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