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Displaying 15 of about 19 results… of the wind statistics variations on the water level, wave loads, and required levee height along the Dutch lakes … of the wind sta- tistics variations on the water level, wave loads, and required levee height along the Dutch lakes … lead to a 2% increase in storm set-up and 1% increase in wave height. Conse- quently, the wave runup level and …
… flood 4. tropical cyclone 5. water scarcity 6. extreme heat 7. wildfire 8. earthquake 9. landslide 10. tsunami 11. … 38 Extreme Heat Hazard Levels (new in version 2) … for tsunami in Indonesia. Red zones show regions were wave height exceeds both elevation and the threshold on the …
… ‘improvement in the natural environment’, ‘reduced urban heat island’, ‘improved air quality’, ‘transformed public … such as improving the water and soil quality, reducing heat island effect, improving urban spaces that can be used … routing in the river − including the movement of the flood wave, attenuation or reduction of the peak flow at the flood …
… Ocean, the coastline is subject to a very energetic wave regime (Fortunato et al. 2016). The climate in Portugal … tidal range amplification (Guerreiro et al. 2015). Wave propagation into the estuary is constrained by the … coast of Ireland is frequently struck by a very energetic wave climate that is often responsible for coastal flooding …
This issue is dedicated to different dimensions of building resilience in floods. This May - June 2022 issue brings different articles, relevant news, viewpoints and studies, and information about recent books around its central theme. The objective of Know Disasters Magazine is to make disasters everyone's business.
Floods bring the most recurrent cal…
… to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also … flooding, landslides, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Figure 3: GAIN … further maintenance and upkeep to stay operational.112 Heat waves Thailand regularly experiences high maximum …
… in- cluding through mitigation of storm surge and wave energy, erosion reduction, sed- iment capture, food … marsh restoration paired with dykes, which combine the wave attenuation and flood control properties of natural … habitat for marine life while providing a buf- fer against wave damage, flooding and erosion. Conceived as part of the …
… interesting to note in terms of travel times of the flood wave that the Altenahr gauge stopped working on July 14 at … process. And unlike the Ahr valley, where energy and heat was restored or at least temporary solutions provided … on the side of the streets during extended days of summer heat and dry spells initially caused an unbearable amount of …
… to improve people’s well-being, it has driven a new wave of domestic economic migration into the physically …
… studies: Comment on H. M. Collins and R. Evans, ‘The third wave of science stud- ies’. Social Studies of Science, 33(3), …
… free- board. However, at the time of the first high water wave in 2002, approximately 5% of the levee system of …
… and new democratic institutions: Catching the deliberative wave. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/339306da-en …
… condition is over, so as to be ready to receive the next wave of floods. Their effectiveness in moderating floods … terms of quality and quantity on various processes such as wave, tide, current, wind etc. along with other factors such …
This paper highlights the importance of understanding the vulnerabilities of the place before defining actions for flood risk mitigation (FRM). This is in consideration of vulnerabilities as the inherent characteristics of the place that create the potential to harm. This study examines a participatory approach, the Project PLANEJEEE, which was dev…
… as well as changes in how fre- quently regions experience heat waves, droughts, floods, storms, and other extreme …