Globally, mangrove forests are substantially declining, and a globally synthesized database
containing the drivers of deforestation and drivers' interactions is scarce. Here, we …

Udupi coast in Karnataka state, along the west coast of India, selected as a study area, is
well known for sandy beaches, aquaculture ponds, lush greenery, temples and major and …

Marine communities are dynamic and spatially heterogeneous. Earthquakes and tsunamis
modulate the structure of marine communities at short and long-term scales. The objective of …

The environmental and societal impacts of tropical cyclones could be reduced using a range
of management initiatives. Remote sensing can be a cost effective, accurate, and potential …

Shoreline erosion and storm tide inundation increasingly threaten coastal populations,
infrastructure and economies. Hard infrastructure, known as gray infrastructure (eg. concrete …

Although hydrodynamic models are used extensively to quantify the physical hazard of
hurricane storm surge, the connection between the physical hazard and its effects on the …

The December 2004 earthquake and the subsequent tsunami have incurred devastating
impacts on vital habitats along the Indian coastal region, where few of them are irreversible …

Abstract The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake caused a devastating tsunami and shifts
in land elevations, which had an instantaneous as well as the long-term impact on the …

Hailstorms cause enormous physical damage in agriculture, often result in disasters leading
to widespread, sudden loss in harvestable produce, and at times entire loss to grownup …

We report here a four decades of shoreline changes and possible sea level rise (SLR)
impact on land use/land cover (LULC) in Little Andaman Island by using remote sensing …