Maximum sustained winds at landfall did not predict damages in cases where the physical impact-driver is typically linked to other storm attributes, such as distantly generated waves (coral reefs) and storm surges (salt marshes), sediment erosion//burial (seagrass meadows), and intense rainfall or...
This is one of the aspects that we will discuss in the case of San Andrés, as the impacts of such hazardous events will likely be compounded by their combined effects such as extreme rainfall, high windspeeds, storm surges, wave action (coastal erosion), landslides, disruption of ...
The expansion of desert-like conditions into areas where they did not previously exist is called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional onex1F;fourth of the Earth's land surface is threatened by this process. Desertification is accomplished primarily through the erosion of the so...
Warming on Earth’s Third Pole is leading to rapid loss of ice and the formation and expansion of glacial lakes, posing a severe threat to downstream communities. Here we provide a holistic assessment of past evolution, present state and modelled future change of glacial lakes and related glacia...
The Earth is facing the unprecedented impact of global warming leading to rising sea levels, but despite the dismal scenario, global green cover is increasing with much of it coming from China's massive afforestation drive. With a whopping 25 percent contribution to this green cover, China's ef...
Selecting the proper factors is the most important issue in flood risk assessment, which can significantly impact the results. Shadmehri Toosi et al. (2019) reported that elevation, slope, drainage distance, rainfall density, soil erosion, and land use are the most common factors used for ...
Theuerkauf, E. J., and A. B. Rodriguez (2014), Evaluating proxies for estimating subaerial beach volume change across increasing time scales and various morphologies, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39 (5), 593-604, doi:10.1002/esp.3467....
Examples of mitigation include instituting erosion control measures on pipeline easements, employ- ing prudent waste management procedures, instituting a "no hiring at the gate" policy to inhibit in-migration in the vicinity of worksites and facilities, and breaking apart large goods and services ...
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In addition, reduced vegetation cover, together with increased temperature, enhances soil drying, promoting soil erosion that can remove fine, nutrient-rich particles such as clay40. These processes can result in an aridity-related soil N decline although low rainfall and high evaporation in arid ...