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31 Jul 2020
A generic physical vulnerability model for floods: review and concept for data-scarce regions
Mark Bawa Malgwi, Sven Fuchs, and Margreth Keiler
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2067–2090, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2067-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2067-2020, 2020 | 210,401 views
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26 Jun 2023
The potential of open-access data for flood estimations: uncovering inundation hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, through a normalized flood severity index
Leon Scheiber, Mazen Hoballah Jalloul, Christian Jordan, Jan Visscher, Hong Quan Nguyen, and Torsten Schlurmann
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 2313–2332, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2313-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2313-2023, 2023 | 193,895 views
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28 Aug 2020
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Fire Weather Index: the skill provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ensemble prediction system
Francesca Di Giuseppe, Claudia Vitolo, Blazej Krzeminski, Christopher Barnard, Pedro Maciel, and Jesús San-Miguel
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2365–2378, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2365-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2365-2020, 2020 | 153,575 views
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31 Jul 2009
The use of questionnaires for acquiring information on public perception of natural hazards and risk mitigation – a review of current knowledge and practice
D. K. Bird
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 1307–1325, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1307-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1307-2009, 2009 | 54,992 views
17 Jul 2009
Assessing global exposure and vulnerability towards natural hazards: the Disaster Risk Index
P. Peduzzi, H. Dao, C. Herold, and F. Mouton
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 1149–1159, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1149-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1149-2009, 2009 | 54,702 views
16 Mar 2011
Advanced radar-interpretation of InSAR time series for mapping and characterization of geological processes
F. Cigna, C. Del Ventisette, V. Liguori, and N. Casagli
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 865–881, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-865-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-865-2011, 2011 | 48,730 views
05 Nov 2013
Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey
D. E. Alexander
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 2707–2716, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-2707-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-2707-2013, 2013 | 47,026 views
15 Feb 2011
Future flood risk estimates along the river Rhine
A. H. te Linde, P. Bubeck, J. E. C. Dekkers, H. de Moel, and J. C. J. H. Aerts
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 459–473, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-459-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-459-2011, 2011 | 40,703 views
11 Mar 2021
Attribution of the Australian bushfire risk to anthropogenic climate change
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Folmer Krikken, Sophie Lewis, Nicholas J. Leach, Flavio Lehner, Kate R. Saunders, Michiel van Weele, Karsten Haustein, Sihan Li, David Wallom, Sarah Sparrow, Julie Arrighi, Roop K. Singh, Maarten K. van Aalst, Sjoukje Y. Philip, Robert Vautard, and Friederike E. L. Otto
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 941–960, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-941-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-941-2021, 2021 | 33,825 views
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16 Jun 2009
Estimation of peak ground acceleration and spectral acceleration for South India with local site effects: probabilistic approach
K. S. Vipin, P. Anbazhagan, and T. G. Sitharam
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 865–878, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-865-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-865-2009, 2009 | 29,232 views
23 Aug 2018
Global fatal landslide occurrence from 2004 to 2016
Melanie J. Froude and David N. Petley
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 2161–2181, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018, 2018 | 27,797 views
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15 Aug 2014
Spatiotemporal multifractal characteristics of electromagnetic radiation in response to deep coal rock bursts
S. Hu, E. Wang, and X. Liu
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2089–2103, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2089-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2089-2014, 2014 | 26,616 views
17 Feb 2014
Sample size matters: investigating the effect of sample size on a logistic regression susceptibility model for debris flows
T. Heckmann, K. Gegg, A. Gegg, and M. Becht
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 259–278, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-259-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-259-2014, 2014 | 26,064 views
18 Aug 2010
Review article "Assessment of economic flood damage"
B. Merz, H. Kreibich, R. Schwarze, and A. Thieken
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 1697–1724, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-1697-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-1697-2010, 2010 | 25,504 views
14 Feb 2013
Combining criteria for delineating lahar- and flash-flood-prone hazard and risk zones for the city of Arequipa, Peru
J.-C. Thouret, G. Enjolras, K. Martelli, O. Santoni, J. A. Luque, M. Nagata, A. Arguedas, and L. Macedo
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 339–360, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-339-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-339-2013, 2013 | 25,351 views
16 Apr 2012
Modeling propagation and inundation of the 11 March 2011 Tohoku tsunami
F. Løvholt, G. Kaiser, S. Glimsdal, L. Scheele, C. B. Harbitz, and G. Pedersen
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 1017–1028, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-1017-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-1017-2012, 2012 | 24,672 views
18 Jul 2012
Characteristics of damage to buildings by debris flows on 7 August 2010 in Zhouqu, Western China
K. H. Hu, P. Cui, and J. Q. Zhang
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 2209–2217, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-2209-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-2209-2012, 2012 | 24,551 views
06 Jul 2009
Integrating rockfall risk assessment and countermeasure design by 3D modelling techniques
F. Agliardi, G. B. Crosta, and P. Frattini
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 1059–1073, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1059-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-1059-2009, 2009 | 22,518 views
21 Jul 2014
Landslides triggered by the 12 January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Mw = 7.0 earthquake: visual interpretation, inventory compiling, and spatial distribution statistical analysis
C. Xu, J. B. H. Shyu, and X. Xu
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1789–1818, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-1789-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-1789-2014, 2014 | 22,428 views
05 Oct 2020
Challenges in flood modeling over data-scarce regions: how to exploit globally available soil moisture products to estimate antecedent soil wetness conditions in Morocco
El Mahdi El Khalki, Yves Tramblay, Christian Massari, Luca Brocca, Vincent Simonneaux, Simon Gascoin, and Mohamed El Mehdi Saidi
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2591–2607, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2591-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2591-2020, 2020 | 21,397 views
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19 Mar 2009
Validation of a social vulnerability index in context to river-floods in Germany
A. Fekete
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 393–403, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-393-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-393-2009, 2009 | 20,748 views
29 Aug 2014
A multi-scale risk assessment for tephra fallout and airborne concentration from multiple Icelandic volcanoes – Part 1: Hazard assessment
S. Biass, C. Scaini, C. Bonadonna, A. Folch, K. Smith, and A. Höskuldsson
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2265–2287, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2265-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2265-2014, 2014 | 20,559 views
24 Jan 2007
The disastrous 17 February 2006 rockslide-debris avalanche on Leyte Island, Philippines: a catastrophic landslide in tropical mountain terrain
S. G. Evans, R. H. Guthrie, N. J. Roberts, and N. F. Bishop
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 7, 89–101, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-7-89-2007,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-7-89-2007, 2007 | 19,686 views
31 Jul 2013
Evaluation and considerations about fundamental periods of damaged reinforced concrete buildings
R. Ditommaso, M. Vona, M. R. Gallipoli, and M. Mucciarelli
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1903–1912, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1903-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1903-2013, 2013 | 18,817 views
04 Aug 2011
Assessment of urban vulnerability towards floods using an indicator-based approach – a case study for Santiago de Chile
A. Müller, J. Reiter, and U. Weiland
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2107–2123, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2107-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2107-2011, 2011 | 18,224 views
20 Jan 2020
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Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction: a state-of-the-art review of the research area
Laddaporn Ruangpan, Zoran Vojinovic, Silvana Di Sabatino, Laura Sandra Leo, Vittoria Capobianco, Amy M. P. Oen, Michael E. McClain, and Elena Lopez-Gunn
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 243–270, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-243-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-243-2020, 2020 | 15,867 views
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09 Apr 2013
Flow-R, a model for susceptibility mapping of debris flows and other gravitational hazards at a regional scale
P. Horton, M. Jaboyedoff, B. Rudaz, and M. Zimmermann
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 869–885, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-869-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-869-2013, 2013 | 15,065 views
09 Feb 2011
Rogue waves and downshifting in the presence of damping
A. Islas and C. M. Schober
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 383–399, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-383-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-383-2011, 2011 | 14,814 views
09 Jan 2013
Coseismic slip in the 2010 Yushu earthquake (China), constrained by wide-swath and strip-map InSAR
Y. Wen, C. Xu, Y. Liu, G. Jiang, and P. He
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 35–44, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-35-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-35-2013, 2013 | 13,631 views
04 Nov 2011
Rogue waves in 2006–2010
I. Nikolkina and I. Didenkulova
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2913–2924, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2913-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2913-2011, 2011 | 13,365 views
29 May 2013
Review article: Assessing the costs of natural hazards – state of the art and knowledge gaps
V. Meyer, N. Becker, V. Markantonis, R. Schwarze, J. C. J. M. van den Bergh, L. M. Bouwer, P. Bubeck, P. Ciavola, E. Genovese, C. Green, S. Hallegatte, H. Kreibich, Q. Lequeux, I. Logar, E. Papyrakis, C. Pfurtscheller, J. Poussin, V. Przyluski, A. H. Thieken, and C. Viavattene
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1351–1373, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1351-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-1351-2013, 2013 | 13,246 views
20 Jan 2009
Structural master plan of flood mitigation measures
A. Heidari
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 61–75, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-61-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-61-2009, 2009 | 12,956 views
01 Sep 2021
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Sea-level rise in Venice: historic and future trends (review article)
Davide Zanchettin, Sara Bruni, Fabio Raicich, Piero Lionello, Fanny Adloff, Alexey Androsov, Fabrizio Antonioli, Vincenzo Artale, Eugenio Carminati, Christian Ferrarin, Vera Fofonova, Robert J. Nicholls, Sara Rubinetti, Angelo Rubino, Gianmaria Sannino, Giorgio Spada, Rémi Thiéblemont, Michael Tsimplis, Georg Umgiesser, Stefano Vignudelli, Guy Wöppelmann, and Susanna Zerbini
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 2643–2678, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2643-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2643-2021, 2021 | 12,928 views
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11 Mar 2013
Extreme wave events in Ireland: 14 680 BP–2012
L. O'Brien, J. M. Dudley, and F. Dias
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 625–648, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-625-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-625-2013, 2013 | 12,747 views
07 Nov 2005
Spatial prediction models for landslide hazards: review, comparison and evaluation
A. Brenning
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 5, 853–862, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-5-853-2005,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-5-853-2005, 2005 | 12,700 views
14 Jan 2010
Atmospheric correction for satellite remotely sensed data intended for agricultural applications: impact on vegetation indices
D. G. Hadjimitsis, G. Papadavid, A. Agapiou, K. Themistocleous, M. G. Hadjimitsis, A. Retalis, S. Michaelides, N. Chrysoulakis, L. Toulios, and C. R. I. Clayton
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 89–95, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-89-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-89-2010, 2010 | 12,613 views
22 Apr 2020
Review article: Natural hazard risk assessments at the global scale
Philip J. Ward, Veit Blauhut, Nadia Bloemendaal, James E. Daniell, Marleen C. de Ruiter, Melanie J. Duncan, Robert Emberson, Susanna F. Jenkins, Dalia Kirschbaum, Michael Kunz, Susanna Mohr, Sanne Muis, Graeme A. Riddell, Andreas Schäfer, Thomas Stanley, Ted I. E. Veldkamp, and Hessel C. Winsemius
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 1069–1096, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1069-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1069-2020, 2020 | 12,460 views
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07 May 2010
The earthquake lights (EQL) of the 6 April 2009 Aquila earthquake, in Central Italy
C. Fidani
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 967–978, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-967-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-967-2010, 2010 | 12,307 views
04 Mar 2009
Flood maps in Europe – methods, availability and use
H. de Moel, J. van Alphen, and J. C. J. H. Aerts
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 289–301, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-289-2009,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-289-2009, 2009 | 12,172 views
29 Aug 2014
A multi-scale risk assessment for tephra fallout and airborne concentration from multiple Icelandic volcanoes – Part 2: Vulnerability and impact
C. Scaini, S. Biass, A. Galderisi, C. Bonadonna, A. Folch, K. Smith, and A. Höskuldsson
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2289–2312, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2289-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-2289-2014, 2014 | 12,088 views
19 Dec 2012
Comparative flood damage model assessment: towards a European approach
B. Jongman, H. Kreibich, H. Apel, J. I. Barredo, P. D. Bates, L. Feyen, A. Gericke, J. Neal, J. C. J. H. Aerts, and P. J. Ward
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 3733–3752, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-3733-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-3733-2012, 2012 | 12,082 views
16 Mar 2010
Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world
B. Merz, J. Hall, M. Disse, and A. Schumann
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 509–527, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-509-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-509-2010, 2010 | 11,664 views
21 Jan 2019
Economic damage and spillovers from a tropical cyclone
Manfred Lenzen, Arunima Malik, Steven Kenway, Peter Daniels, Ka Leung Lam, and Arne Geschke
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 137–151, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-137-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-137-2019, 2019 | 11,626 views
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31 Jan 2005
The 2002 rock/ice avalanche at Kolka/Karmadon, Russian Caucasus: assessment of extraordinary avalanche formation and mobility, and application of QuickBird satellite imagery
C. Huggel, S. Zgraggen-Oswald, W. Haeberli, A. Kääb, A. Polkvoj, I. Galushkin, and S. G. Evans
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 5, 173–187, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-5-173-2005,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-5-173-2005, 2005 | 11,623 views
24 Jan 2018
Extreme heat in India and anthropogenic climate change
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Sjoukje Philip, Sarah Kew, Michiel van Weele, Peter Uhe, Friederike Otto, Roop Singh, Indrani Pai, Heidi Cullen, and Krishna AchutaRao
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 365–381, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-365-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-365-2018, 2018 | 11,602 views
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03 May 2016
FLOPROS: an evolving global database of flood protection standards
Paolo Scussolini, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Brenden Jongman, Laurens M. Bouwer, Hessel C. Winsemius, Hans de Moel, and Philip J. Ward
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 1049–1061, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1049-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1049-2016, 2016 | 11,435 views
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30 Jul 2014
Floods and climate: emerging perspectives for flood risk assessment and management
B. Merz, J. Aerts, K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen, M. Baldi, A. Becker, A. Bichet, G. Blöschl, L. M. Bouwer, A. Brauer, F. Cioffi, J. M. Delgado, M. Gocht, F. Guzzetti, S. Harrigan, K. Hirschboeck, C. Kilsby, W. Kron, H.-H. Kwon, U. Lall, R. Merz, K. Nissen, P. Salvatti, T. Swierczynski, U. Ulbrich, A. Viglione, P. J. Ward, M. Weiler, B. Wilhelm, and M. Nied
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1921–1942, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-1921-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-1921-2014, 2014 | 11,332 views
27 Sep 2011
Rockfall characterisation and structural protection – a review
A. Volkwein, K. Schellenberg, V. Labiouse, F. Agliardi, F. Berger, F. Bourrier, L. K. A. Dorren, W. Gerber, and M. Jaboyedoff
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2617–2651, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2617-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-2617-2011, 2011 | 11,196 views
20 Jul 2012
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Risk perception – issues for flood management in Europe
R. A. Bradford, J. J. O'Sullivan, I. M. van der Craats, J. Krywkow, P. Rotko, J. Aaltonen, M. Bonaiuto, S. De Dominicis, K. Waylen, and K. Schelfaut
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 2299–2309, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-2299-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-2299-2012, 2012 | 11,119 views
11 Apr 2014
A European lightning density analysis using 5 years of ATDnet data
G. Anderson and D. Klugmann
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 815–829, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-815-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-815-2014, 2014 | 11,000 views
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