Vulnerability assessment for flash floods using GIS spatial modeling and remotely sensed data in El-Arish City, North Sinai, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03571-x
Abstract: Egypt suffers from freshwater crisis, and the shortage is predicted to become severe by 2025. Egypt is exposed to flash floods, especially in Sinai governorate, causing rapid rises of water in a short amount of… read more here.
Keywords: water; flash floods; egypt; vulnerability ... See more keywords
Identification of flash-floods-prone river reaches in Beas river basin using GIS-based multi-criteria technique: validation using field and satellite observations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04406-w
Abstract: In view of an exponential increase in the negative impacts of flash-floods globally, the present work aims at the identification of flash-floods-prone river reaches in the Beas river basin, Himachal Pradesh, India using a multi-criteria… read more here.
Keywords: river; identification flash; floods prone; flash floods ... See more keywords
Establishing information seeking pathways in slow and flash floods
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.04.005
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate information seeking behaviour of people involved in slow and flash flood disasters, specifically how they received the first alert, where they then turned for more information,… read more here.
Keywords: information; information seeking; flash floods; slow flash ... See more keywords
Immediate behavioral response to the June 17, 2013 flash floods in Uttarakhand, North India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.11.011
Abstract: Abstract The 2013 Uttarakhand flash flood was such a surprise for those at risk that the predominant source of information for their risk was environmental cues and, secondarily, peer warnings rather than official warnings. Of… read more here.
Keywords: response; immediate behavioral; evacuation; flash floods ... See more keywords
Determinants of coping strategies in two types of natural hazards: Flash floods and costal flooding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101514
Abstract: Abstract Over recent decades, the effects of the intensity of natural disasters, especially hydro-meteorological phenomena, have increased significantly, especially in countries with rapidly-growing economies. Accordingly, it is necessary to identify the coping strategies individuals use… read more here.
Keywords: coastal flooding; risk; strategies two; flash floods ... See more keywords
Farmers' decisions to adapt to flash floods and landslides in the Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109672
Abstract: Understanding household's decision making in agricultural production to natural hazards is significant for policymakers and extension organizations in supporting farmers to optimize adaptive strategies, there are, however, still limited empirical researches that emphasize the determinants… read more here.
Keywords: regions vietnam; flash floods; mountainous regions; floods landslides ... See more keywords
Investigating resilience barriers of small and medium-sized enterprises to flash floods: a quantile regression of determining factors
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DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2019.1596782
Abstract: ABSTRACT Flash floods continue a trend of costly disasters attributed to changing weather patterns and climate disruptions. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are more vulnerable and ill-prepared to flash flooding, compared to their larger counterparts,… read more here.
Keywords: sized enterprises; quantile regression; medium sized; resilience ... See more keywords
Cholera outbreak in Balochistan amidst flash floods: an impending public health crisis.
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DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000150
Abstract: Despite being the largest province in Pakistan due to inadequate and underdeveloped infrastructure, Balochistan has been the worst-inflicted region with biblical floods. Following these disastrous flash floods, a sudden rise in cholera cases was seen… read more here.
Keywords: health crisis; balochistan; public health; cholera ... See more keywords
Geohazard characterization using remote sensing to model flash floods of the southeast Sinai, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1190/int-2020-0115.1
Abstract: Flash floods have led to disruptions of human activities and the destruction of properties particularly in the Nuweiba region of southeast Sinai. Despite the arid nature of Sinai, flash floods still pose a great hazard… read more here.
Keywords: characterization; remote sensing; flash; model ... See more keywords
Determination of SCS-CN initial abstraction ratio in a catchment prone to flash floods
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DOI: 10.1556/606.2020.15.1.11
Abstract: The soil conservation service - curve number method is a globally used approach to simulations of surface runoff for its simplicity and applicability. Nevertheless, relevant simulations require proper setting of the model's components. This work… read more here.
Keywords: flash floods; initial abstraction; abstraction ratio; prone flash ... See more keywords
The Spatiotemporal Distribution of Flash Floods and Analysis of Partition Driving Forces in Yunnan Province
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DOI: 10.3390/su11102926
Abstract: Flash floods are one of the most serious natural disasters, and have a significant impact on economic development. In this study, we employed the spatiotemporal analysis method to measure the spatial–temporal distribution of flash floods… read more here.
Keywords: flash; precipitation year; distribution flash; flash floods ... See more keywords