Frequency-ratio mapping outperforms fuzzy logic for Pithoragarh landslides
A GIS-based frequency-ratio model using 14 environmental and hydrometeorological factors achieved an AUC of 0.876 for landslide susceptibility in Pithoragarh, ...
Tag: disaster risk
Development and validation of the Japanese version of the psychological preparedness for disaster threat scale
A nationwide online validation study of 773 Japanese participants found that the 23-item PPDTS-J23 had high internal consistency and acceptable ...
New Gray Math Framework Ranks Wildfire Risk Where Homes Meet Forests
Researchers have developed a gray linguistic 2-tuple relational analysis framework that fuses heterogeneous and incomplete expert information to rank fire ...
Tiny Typhoon Track Shifts Could Swing Japan’s Flood Bill by Billions
Simulating 81 slightly shifted versions of Typhoon Hagibis reveals that a 0.2-degree change in the storm's path altered Japan's flood ...
Deep Learning Maps Where Climate Change Will Trigger Landslides in China’s Qinling Mountains
A new study combining CMIP6 rainfall projections with deep learning shows that high landslide susceptibility zones in China's Qinling Mountains ...
Earthquake Deaths Fall Worldwide Even as Disasters and Losses Rise, 45-Year Study Finds
A 45-year global analysis shows recorded earthquake disasters and economic losses have increased since 1980, while deaths relative to population ...
New Global Disaster Map Pinpoints 14 Hotspots Where Catastrophes Keep Striking
A new grid-based Accumulated-Event Risk Indicator built from a decade of EM-DAT records identifies 14 global disaster hotspots concentrated in ...
Aquaculture productivity and shipping gaps hold back Indonesia’s coastal provinces
A new study of 20 Indonesian coastal provinces finds that aquaculture productivity and marine transportation are the biggest obstacles to ...
Extreme Rainfall Could Swamp China’s Huai River Basin With Soaring Population and Economic Exposure
A new study projects that extreme rainfall events in China's Huai River Basin will intensify through 2100, driving population exposure ...
Roads, Dams and Rushed Budgets Are Quietly Manufacturing Disasters in Nepal’s Himalaya
New research shows that rushed road, hydropower, and construction projects in rural Nepal are systematically manufacturing disaster risk across the ...
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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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