Abstract The Tropical Andes (TA) contain some of the most important and threatened areas
for biodiversity conservation on earth. Despite the proportion of protected areas (PAs) that …

The river-blocking effects of debris flows have become common in numerous catchments in
response to climate and environmental changes, and these effects have caused multiple …

This paper analyses the dominant mechanisms of slope failures and identifies potential
obstacles to landslide-hazard reduction at the Iva Valley area, Enugu, Nigeria. The …

The formation and behaviour of natural and artificial rockslide dams are reviewed to update
the well-known work of Costa and Schuster [1]. Rockslide dams block surface drainage to …

The global research community is concerned about the potential impact of Lake Outburst
Floods (LOFs) worldwide due to glacier retreat and permafrost melting as a consequence of …

Floods can be caused by heavy rainfall and the consequent overflow of rivers, causing low-
lying areas to be affected. Populated regions close to riverbeds are the sectors most affected …

abstract The Carrizal river basin is located to the northwest of San Juan Province in the
Iglesia department. One of the main geological hazards that affect the Iglesia department is …

近年来全球范围内频发的重大自然灾害事件, 表明一种灾害引发一系列次生灾害的灾害链现象
使得灾情通过累积放大效应而大大超过单一灾种灾情, 深入研究灾害链灾情累积放大过程是有效 …

Overtopping failure often occurs in landslide dams, resulting in the formation of strong
destructive floods. As an important hydraulic parameter to describe floods, the peak …

Background Detailed field surveys and geotechnical evaluation of soils in Iguosa and its
environs, Southern Nigeria, were undertaken to determine the root causes, mechanisms …