Mountainous regions are prone to multiple hazards, which often result in loss of life and
damage to property. Despite being prone to multiple hazards, the Himalayan Region has a …

In this communication we reconstruct climate variability of Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya region,
on sub-century timescale spanning the last four millennia (~ 4130 to 260 cal yr 'before …

The present study investigates the urban growth in the Srinagar city of Kashmir Valley during
1972–2014 and the effect of 2014 Kashmir flood on the urban environment. Srinagar is the …

Abstract The Union Territory of Ladakh, located in the northwestern Himalayan region, is
highly vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic hazards like earthquakes, landslides, snow …

Emergency responders are typically notified immediately after a major earthquake strikes.
However, a time delay, called the travel time, is usually experienced between the notification …

Abstract On August 11, 2021, one of the most destructive flood disasters occurred in the
Western Black Sea Basin of Turkey. The flood resulted in the death of 76 individuals, 30,000 …

Flood disasters have plagued developing countries and impeded sustainable city
development as a result of global climate change and economic development. Chaotic …

Landslides in India are one of the major natural hazards affecting large parts of landmass of
the country. About 0.42 million km2 (12.6%) in India is prone to landslide hazard. The 0.14 …

Disasters can result in substantial destructive damages to the world. Emergency plan is vital
to deal with these disasters. It is still difficult for the traditional CBR to generate emergency …

Hokitika is a rural community on the remote West Coast of New Zealand. The South Island's
mountain landscape has been created by tectonic interactions between the Australian and …