The range-front is characterized by relict features created by higher tectonic activity rates during previous tectonic cycles, leading to misinterpretation in previous seismic hazard analyses. In addition, geologic mapping coupled with regional geomorphic activity rates show relationships that discredit ...
Since geologists and engineers have studied extensively in this watershed on the occurrence, mechanism, and hazard mitigation for debris flows after the Typhoon Herb (e.g., Lin et al., 2000, Chen, 2000, Chen and Su, 2001), more morphologic, geologic, and hydrologic information have been ...
Another important aspect of urbanization is the need to plan and prevent possible impacts that arise out of natural phenomenon/hazard activities from geological (volcanic activity and earthquakes), meteorological (hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes) or oceanographic (tsunamis, ocean currents and break...
This study analyzes how a sample of the Swiss public perceives various forms of risk mitigation that address the severity of the induced seismicity hazard at the source (traffic light system), exposure (relocation of the project to a remote area), vulnerability (structural retrofitting), and comp...
Magmatic intrusions, eruptions and flank collapses are frequent processes of volcano dynamics, inter-connected at different space and time scales. The December 2018 recrudescent episode at Mt. Etna is an exemplary case where a sudden intrusive event culm
Sinkholes are a high impact natural hazard common in karstic rocks worldwide. They show different morphologies depending on formation mechanisms and involved geologic materials. We performed high-resolution photogrammetric analysis at the sinkhole site of Ghor Al-Haditha, Jordan, and Distinct Element ...
In this paper, we propose a semi-quantitative method based on hazard event tree and multi-hazard map constructions developed in the frame of the FP7 MIAVITA project. We applied this method to the Kanlaon volcano (Philippines), which is characterized by poor geologic and historical records. We...
From the basis of the geology; flood hazards on at least one-third of the piedmont are mischaracterized on the regulatory maps. The formal incorporation of geologic data into flood hazard studies on desert piedmonts could significantly reduce this type of discrepancy and substantially reduce the ...
What is equally important in this respect is the fact that only a few out of more than 200 operating underground tourist sites in Poland monitor the composition of gases in the air or, knowing about exceedances posing radiation, climatic or, in extreme cases, methane or fire hazard, decide ...
In the most severely involved area, 647 main landslides were investigated, mapped and related to the geologic, geomorphic and vegetational factors of the source areas. This was in order to define the influence of these factors and contribute to an evaluation of the landslide hazard in the study...