[HTML][HTML] Global climate change and human health: Pathways and possible solutions
Global warming has been changing the planet's climate pattern, leading to increasing
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …
Human and economic impacts of natural disasters: can we trust the global data?
RL Jones, D Guha-Sapir, S Tubeuf - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
Reliable and complete data held in disaster databases are imperative to inform effective
disaster preparedness and mitigation policies. Nonetheless, disaster databases are highly …
disaster preparedness and mitigation policies. Nonetheless, disaster databases are highly …
Global and regional increase of precipitation extremes under global warming
SM Papalexiou, A Montanari - Water Resources Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming is expected to change the regime of extreme precipitation. Physical laws
translate increasing atmospheric heat into increasing atmospheric water content that drives …
translate increasing atmospheric heat into increasing atmospheric water content that drives …
Impact forecasting to support emergency management of natural hazards
Forecasting and early warning systems are important investments to protect lives, properties,
and livelihood. While early warning systems are frequently used to predict the magnitude …
and livelihood. While early warning systems are frequently used to predict the magnitude …
The 2020 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Executive summary Left unmitigated, climate change poses a catastrophic risk to human
health, requiring an urgent and concerted response from every country. As the home to one …
health, requiring an urgent and concerted response from every country. As the home to one …
[HTML][HTML] Social vulnerability to floods: Review of case studies and implications for measurement
A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to
better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a meta-analysis of 67 flood …
better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a meta-analysis of 67 flood …
[HTML][HTML] DEM resolution effects on machine learning performance for flood probability mapping
Floods are among the devastating natural disasters that occurred very frequently in arid
regions during the last decades. Accurate assessment of the flood susceptibility mapping is …
regions during the last decades. Accurate assessment of the flood susceptibility mapping is …
Quantitative flood hazard assessment methods: A review
A Maranzoni, M D'Oria, C Rizzo - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flood hazard assessment is a fundamental step in flood risk mapping. Quantitative
assessment requires hydrodynamic modelling of the flooding process in order to calculate …
assessment requires hydrodynamic modelling of the flooding process in order to calculate …
Global-scale river flood vulnerability in the last 50 years
The impacts of flooding are expected to rise due to population increases, economic growth
and climate change. Hence, understanding the physical and spatiotemporal characteristics …
and climate change. Hence, understanding the physical and spatiotemporal characteristics …
Identifying floods and flood-affected paddy rice fields in Bangladesh based on Sentinel-1 imagery and Google Earth Engine
Globally, flooding is the leading cause of natural disaster related deaths, especially in
Bangladesh where approximately one third of national area gets flooded annually by …
Bangladesh where approximately one third of national area gets flooded annually by …