Mapping landslide risk across the Indian Himalaya to guide safer planning
A new study maps landslide susceptibility and risk across the Indian Himalayan Region, finding about 8% of the area under ...
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Roads on the Brink: Mapping Compound Earthquake and Landslide Vulnerability in Ethiopia’s Rift
An integrated assessment of Ethiopia's federal road network finds that 43.3 percent of its length faces high or very high ...
Wayanad study compares four models of landslide susceptibility
A Wayanad study comparing four models mapped Sultan Bathery, Vythiri and Mananthavady among highly susceptible areas, with VIKOR achieving the ...
Informal Economy Undermines Disaster Readiness, Global Governance Study Finds
A PLS-SEM analysis of 39 disaster-prone countries from 1993 to 2020 shows that informality directly amplifies disaster impact, while governance ...
Satellite scientists confront the ethics of watching disasters from orbit
A qualitative study of UK-based geohazard remote sensing researchers finds widespread good intentions but a narrow understanding of research ethics, ...
Machine Learning Outperforms Expert Weighting in Mapping Landslide Risk in India’s Western Ghats
A new study in Kerala's Western Ghats shows a Random Forest machine learning model, validated with an AUC of 0.99, ...
New Scale Measures How Prepared Children Feel Psychologically for Typhoons
Japanese researchers have developed and validated a 23-item psychological preparedness scale for elementary school children and shown that a hybrid ...
Risk-Financing Systems Struggle to Keep Pace With Intensifying Water Disasters
The warning that hydrological extremes are now outpacing the systems designed to pay for their consequences rests on a well-documented ...
Mountain flash floods demand flexible defenses, landmark review of nearly 2,000 studies finds
A sweeping review of 1,967 studies shows mountain flash floods are state-dependent events that demand coordinated portfolios of warning, planning, ...
Map Overlays Reveal Which Philippine Villages Face a Double Threat of COVID-19 and Natural Hazards
Researchers in the Philippines used GIS sieve mapping to rank 46 barangays in Lemery, Batangas by combined COVID-19 case counts ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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