Background In flood prone areas, understanding flood causing factors, assessing the flood
induced risks and adopting landscape based mitigation strategies can increase the …

Drainage basins in dry and semiarid environments are exposed to sudden, irregular
flooding that poses a threat to urban areas and infrastructure. The associated risk is …

Small-scale flash flood events are climate-related disasters which can put multiple aspects
of the system at risk. The consequences of flash floods in densely populated cities are …

Addis Ababa city has a degraded stream ecosystem and redundant flash flooding that can
destroy the existing urban infrastructure and utilities. This research aimed to map flash flood …

Morphometric analysis is vital to prioritize sub-watershed for flood hazard assessment in
drainage basins for proper planning and management of natural resources for sustainable …

GIS-based morphometric analysis was employed to prioritize the W. Mujib-Wala watershed
southern Jordan. Seventy six fourth-order sub-watersheds were prioritized using …

Flash flood is among the most catastrophic hazards worldwide. Jordan has been witnessing
unusual shocks of flash floods with regular intervals. It is best described as sudden events …

The North Train Railway in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) extends over vast areas,
crossing various terrains, including valleys, sand veins, plateaus, and hills. Therefore, the …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of flash floods to future climate
change in the Amman–Zarqa Basin, Jordan. Historical daily rainfall and temperature data …

Jordan is located in an arid zone that is subject to flash flood hazard initiated by heavy
rainfall storms that frequently prompt massive damage to life and infrastructure. The Zarqa …