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Mitigating Mazuku hazards: implementation and effectiveness of local dry-gas degassing measures in the Goma area (Virunga Volcanic Province)
Mitigation of carbon dioxide diffuse degassing hazards remains underexplored in comparison to other volcanic hazards such as eruptions, despite their …
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Meteorological Drought Trend Analysis and Forecasting Using a Hybrid SG-CEEMDAN-ARIMA-LSTM Model Based on SPI from Rain Gauge Data
Meteorological drought presents considerable challenges to water supplies, agriculture, and socio-economic stability, especially in areas heavily reliant on precipitation. The …
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Climate change impacts on floods in West Africa: new insight from two large-scale hydrological models
West Africa is expected to face unprecedented shifts in temperature and extreme precipitation patterns as a result of climate change. …
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Ready, Set & Go! An anticipatory action system against droughts
The World Food Programme, in collaboration with the Mozambique National Meteorology Institute, is partnering with several governmental and non-governmental organizations …
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Review article: Drought as a continuum – memory effects in interlinked hydrological, ecological, and social systems
Droughts are often long-lasting phenomena, without a distinct start or end and with impacts cascading across sectors and systems, creating …
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Quantifying hazard resilience by modeling infrastructure recovery as a resource-constrained project scheduling problem
Reliance on infrastructure by individuals, businesses, and institutions creates additional vulnerabilities to the disruptions posed by natural hazards. In order …
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Impact-based flood forecasting in the Greater Horn of Africa
Abstract. Every year Africa is hit by extreme floods which, combined with high levels of vulnerability and increasing population exposure, …
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Review article: Towards improved drought prediction in the Mediterranean region – modeling approaches and future directions
Abstract. There is a scientific consensus that the Mediterranean region (MedR) is warming and as the temperature continues to rise, …
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Linking reported drought impacts with drought indices, water scarcity and aridity: the case of Kenya
The relation between drought severity and drought impacts is complex and relatively unexplored in the African continent. This study assesses …
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Differences in volcanic risk perception among Goma's population before the Nyiragongo eruption of May 2021, Virunga volcanic province (DR Congo)
Abstract. Risk perception is an essential element to consider for effective risk management at the time of eruption, especially in …
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Geologic and geodetic constraints on the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes along Malawi's active faults: the Malawi Seismogenic Source Model (MSSM)
Abstract. Active fault data are commonly used in seismic hazard assessments, but there are challenges in deriving the slip rate, …
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Potential of satellite-derived hydro-meteorological information for landslide initiation thresholds in Rwanda
Abstract. Satellite and hydrological model-based technologies provide estimates of rainfall and soil moisture over larger spatial scales and now cover …
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Sensitivity of simulating Typhoon Haiyan (2013) using WRF: the role of cumulus convection, surface flux parameterizations, spectral nudging, and initial and boundary conditions
Abstract. Typhoon (TY) Haiyan was one of the most intense and highly destructive tropical cyclones (TCs) to affect the Philippines. …
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Wet and dry spells in Senegal: comparison of detection based on satellite products, reanalysis, and in situ estimates
Abstract. In this study, the detection and characteristics of dry/wet spells (defined as episodes when precipitation is abnormally low or …
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Challenges in flood modeling over data-scarce regions: how to exploit globally available soil moisture products to estimate antecedent soil wetness conditions in Morocco
Abstract. The Mediterranean region is characterized by intense rainfall events giving rise to devastating floods. In Maghreb countries such as …
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Spatial indicators for desertification in southeast Vietnam
Abstract. Desertification is influenced by different factors that relate to climate, soil, topography, geology, vegetation, human pressure, and land and …
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Towards measuring resilience of flood-prone communities: a conceptual framework
Abstract. Community resilience has become an important policy and research concept for understanding and addressing the challenges associated with the …
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High-spatial-resolution probability maps of drought duration and magnitude across Spain
Abstract. Assessing the probability of occurrence of drought is important for improving current drought assessment, management and mitigation measures, and …
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Comparison of lightning activity in the two most active areas of the Congo Basin
Abstract. A comparison of the lightning activity in the two most active areas (Area_max for the main maximum and Area_sec …
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A novel method of sensitivity analysis testing by applying the DRASTIC and fuzzy optimization methods to assess groundwater vulnerability to pollution: the case of the Senegal River basin in Mali
Abstract. Vulnerability to groundwater pollution in the Senegal River basin was studied by two different but complementary methods: the DRASTIC …