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Lava dome cycles reveal rise and fall of magma column at Popocatépetl volcano
Lava domes exhibit highly unpredictable and hazardous behavior, which is why imaging their morphological evolution to decipher the underlying...
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Respective influence of vertical mountain differentiation on debris flow occurrence in the Upper Min River, China
The generation, formation, and development of debris flow are closely related to the vertical climate, vegetation, soil, lithology and topography of...
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Fate identification and management strategies of non-recyclable plastic waste through the integration of material flow analysis and leakage hotspot modeling
Low priority on waste management has impacted the complex environmental issue of plastic waste pollution, as evident by results of this study where...
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Climate change in Kazakhstan: implications to population health
BackgroundGlobally, climate change is one of the most pressing issues affecting the human race. The health of the Kazakh people is significantly...
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Case study on long-term deformation monitoring and numerical simulation of layered rock slopes on both sides of Wudongde dam reservoir area
Layered rock slope exists widely. Because of its special slope structure, it is prone to bending deformation and toppling failure, which is a serious...
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Mass wasting susceptibility assessment of snow avalanches using machine learning models
Snow avalanche is among the most harmful natural hazards with major socioeconomic and environmental destruction in the cold and mountainous regions....
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Ecophysiological and behavioural response of juveniles of the Chilean cold-water coral Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) huinayensis to increasing sediment loads
Chilean Patagonia is a hotspot of biodiversity, harbouring cold-water corals (CWCs) that populate steep walls and overhangs of fjords and channels....
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Tsunami deposits in Tunisia contemporaneous of the large 365 CE Crete earthquake and Mediterranean Sea catastrophic event
New field investigations along the East Tunisian coastline reveal sedimentary deposits and damaged localities that may account for a catastrophic...
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Late Miocene Tarim desert wetting linked with eccentricity minimum and East Asian monsoon weakening
Periodic wetting is an inherent feature of many monsoon marginal region deserts. Previous studies consistently demonstrate desert wetting during...
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Less extreme and earlier outbursts of ice-dammed lakes since 1900
Episodic failures of ice-dammed lakes have produced some of the largest floods in history, with disastrous consequences for communities in high...
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Recent intensified erosion and massive sediment deposition in Tibetan Plateau rivers
Recent climate change has caused an increase in warming-driven erosion and sediment transport processes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Yet a lack of...
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High-resolution precipitation monitoring with a dense seismic nodal array
Accurate precipitation monitoring is crucial for understanding climate change and rainfall-driven hazards at a local scale. However, the current...
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Extraction and map** of downpour impact and their Cumulonimbus origin, 20 May 2020, Vâlcea (Romania) via Sentinnel-1 SAR dual polarization
The aim of this work is to study the impact and characteristics of the meteorological phenomenon that occurred on May 20, 2020 in Vâlcea County,...
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Distribution of economic damages due to climate-driven sea-level rise across European regions and sectors
Economic costs of climate change are conventionally assessed at the aggregated global and national levels, while adaptation is local. When present,...
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Tree-ring correlations suggest links between moderate earthquakes and distant rockfalls in the Patagonian Cordillera
Earthquakes with magnitudes M > 7 can trigger large landslides and rockfalls at epicenter distances of up to 400 km, whereas moderate shaking ( M = 5–7...
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Isolation and identification of metallotolerant bacteria with a potential biotechnological application
Mining has led to severe environmental pollution in countries with exhaustive mining production and inadequate industrial waste regulation....
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Submarine landslide megablocks show half of Anak Krakatau island failed on December 22nd, 2018
As demonstrated at Anak Krakatau on December 22 nd , 2018, tsunamis generated by volcanic flank collapse are incompletely understood and can be...
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Designing grazing susceptibility to land degradation index (GSLDI) in hilly areas
Evaluation of grazing impacts on land degradation processes is a difficult task due to the heterogeneity and complex interacting factors involved. In...
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Human development and disaster mortality: evidence from India
Natural disasters present substantial dangers to both human life and physical infrastructure. Although the human development index (HDI) is...
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Resistance of the fiber-derived geotextile from Typha domingensis submitted to field degradation
Geotextiles made from plant fibers creates a suitable environment for plant growth as part of soil bioengineering techniques. The faster...
