Browsing by Subject "Natural hazards"
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An extremeness threshold determines the regional response of floods to changes in rainfall extremes
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Precipitation extremes will increase in a warming climate, but the response of flood magnitudes to heavier precipitation events is less clear. Historically, there is little evidence for systematic increases in flood magnitude ... -
GIS-based multicriteria evaluation for earthquake response: a case study of expert opinion in Vancouver, Canada
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GIS-based multicriteria evaluation (MCE) provides a framework for analysing complex decision problems by quantifying variables of interest to score potential locations according to their suitability. In the context of ... -
Predisposing and triggering factors of large-scale landslides in Debre Sina area, central Ethiopian highlands
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A large number of landslide events have repeatedly struck the border zone of the northwestern plateaus of Ethiopia. Debre Sina area is one of the most tectonically active areas located along the western margin of the Afar ... -
The Toba supervolcano eruption caused severe tropical stratospheric ozone depletion
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Supervolcano eruptions have occurred throughout Earth’s history and have major environmental impacts. These impacts are mostly associated with the attenuation of visible sunlight by stratospheric sulfate aerosols, which ...
