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Landslide Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Monitoring—GIS Based Approach
Recent technological strides have ushered in a transformative era for disaster assessment, monitoring, mitigation, and management. Amid this...
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IEEE 802.11 Wireless sensor network for hazard monitoring and mitigation
The objective of this study is develo** a new wireless sensor network strategy for analogue measurements to monitor and mitigate natural hazard....
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Giant tsunami monitoring, early warning and hazard assessment
Earthquake-triggered giant tsunamis can cause catastrophic disasters to coastal populations, ecosystems and infrastructure on scales over thousands...
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Hazard assessment and monitoring of Ecuadorian volcanoes: challenges and progresses during four decades since IG-EPN foundation
The Instituto Geofísico (IG-EPN) was created in 1983 by faculty of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional, a public university in Quito, Ecuador, with the...
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Exploring building vibration dynamics in the wake of the Chi-Chi earthquake: implications for natural hazard preparedness
This study delves into the critical realm of natural hazard preparedness by examining building vibrations after Taiwan’s Chi-Chi earthquake (1999)....
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Hazard Assessment and Hazard Map** for Kuwait
Hazard maps are essential tools to aid decision makers in land-use planning, sustainable infrastructure development, and emergency preparedness....
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Landslide Hazard and Monitoring
Landslides are a widespread geological event with nearly 12% of India’s land area being prone to this natural hazard. The development of a reliable...
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UAV-photogrammetry rockfall monitoring of natural slopes in Glenwood Canyon, CO, USA: background activity and post-wildfire impacts
Rockfall is a common hazard along US Interstate Highway 70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. While natural rock slopes source a substantial number of...
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Evaluation of simple algorithms for spatial interpolation of salinity hazard parameter in natural waters
AbstractAggressive cultivation practised across the Indian subcontinent to meet the growing food demands results in the groundwater at many places...
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The eruption in Fagradalsfjall (2021, Iceland): how the operational monitoring and the volcanic hazard assessment contributed to its safe access
After more than a year of unrest, a small effusive eruption commenced in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, on 19 March 2021. The eruption lasted six months....
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Peri-urban growth into natural hazard-prone areas: map** exposure transformation of the built environment in Nairobi and Nyeri, Kenya, from 1948 to today
Kenya experiences massive urban growth, also into natural hazard-prone areas, exposing settlements and the natural environment to riverine and...
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Merapi’s Lahars: Characteristics, Behaviour, Monitoring, Impact, Hazard Modelling and Risk Assessment
Lahar is an Indonesian term, and Merapi volcano is arguably one of the most renowned lahar producers worldwide. Frequent and voluminous lahars at...
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Landslides: Detection, Prediction and Monitoring Technological Developments
This book intends to decipher the knowledge in the advancement of understanding, detecting, predicting, and monitoring landslides. The number of...
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Earthquake hazard and risk analysis for natural and induced seismicity: towards objective assessments in the face of uncertainty
The fundamental objective of earthquake engineering is to protect lives and livelihoods through the reduction of seismic risk. Directly or...
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Natural-Hazard-Related Web Observatory as a Sustainable Development Tool
Using the Internet and wealth of data and knowledge available on the Web, so-called web observatories have been developed in the last decade—in very...
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Management of Combined Natural Risks - A New Approach
A new attempt is made to illustrate and to quantify the relationships of individual natural hazards, their combinations and the human vulnerability...
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Geo- and Environmental Hazard Studies in Kuwait
Low magnitude Earthquakes are the most natural hazard facing Kuwait, while other environmental challenges such as flooding, dust fallout, land...
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Measuring Natural Hazard-Related Disasters through Self-Reports
Exposure to multiple natural hazard-related disasters will become more common due to climate change. This article reports on the development and...
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Rockfall hazard assessment in a natural and historical site: The case of ancient Kilistra settlement (Konya), Turkey
The ancient Kilistra settlement is a natural, historical and cultural heritage site in Central Anatolia (Turkey), which makes it an attractive...
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QuickAware: a virtual reality tool for quick clay landslide hazard awareness
Disaster emergency management is crucial for safeguarding lives and the environment in the face of natural and human-caused calamities, such as quick...
