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Displaying 13 of about 13 results… 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above … 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above …
… tsunami would have traveled, with on shore wave amplitudes significantly higher than would be expected … to an earthquake-generated tsunami9. A 1.2 m high tsunami wave was observed at Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu … broken the surface and afterwards was eroded away by wave action. It is south of Late Island and southwest of …
… and from Karlovasi and Vathy in northern Samos with wave heights reaching up to 1.9 m (Dogan et al., 2021). The … their location as they were also impacted by the tsunami wave. Moreover, a significant part of their historical centre … distances, (B) USGS topography-based average shear wave velocity (VS30) distribution of the region, (C) The …
… to absorb storm events, as wider beaches dissipate more wave energy, hence reducing erosion of the dunes (natural … another example of nature- based solutions by which wave loads on coastal dikes can be reduced considerably (see … The efficiency of vegetated foreshores for reducing wave loads on coastal dikes, Coast. Eng., 116, 42–56, …
… energy and momentum. Residents reported a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … 7). kamayama/Malama residents report a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … flow pushed the floodwater and residents reported a ‘tidal wave’ or ‘wall’ of material including mud, boulders and tree …
… period or lockdown could have prevented a second wave and given more time for the transport sector to be more …
… 20134 4. Tropical Storm Debbie in 1994 and the tropical wave in 1996, for example, resulted in cumu- lative damages …
This report explains in detail the rationale for launching the multi-year effort to study how critical buildings performed during the 2017 Hurricane Maria, as well as how emergency communications systems worked beside the summary of progress to date. On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria had a devastating impact on much of Puerto Rico, damaging buildin…
In view of recovery of the livelihood and equitable regional development as well as the anticipated disasters due to flood and mudflow, the Government of the Philippines (GOP) requested a technical assistance to the Government of Japan (GOJ) to conduct a master plan formulation and feasibility study (the study) for sabo and flood control in the western…
… 2017, 2018). This paper summarizes Google Trends’ search heat of DT over the past decade, as shown in Fig. 2. The …
… were already at critical levels before this year’s new wave of rains and flooding. About the Damage and Needs … Due to the cut off from supply of contraceptives, a wave of unwanted pregnancies with all the ensuing …
… for the base flood elevation, including storm surge and wave impacts of coastal flood hazards, which serves as a …
… capital, Zagreb. Croatia also experiences both extreme heat and extreme cold. In Croatia’s mountainous regions, …