A review on the prevention and control of flash flood hazards on a global scale: Early warning systems, vulnerability assessment, environmental, and public health …

G Al-Rawas, MR Nikoo, M Al-Wardy - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Flash floods' frequency and intensity are increasing because of climate change and their
impact on communities. This paper aimed to critically review> 100 studies about the current …

A data-driven analysis of flash flood hazard, fatalities, and damages over the CONUS during 1996–2017

A Ahmadalipour, H Moradkhani - Journal of Hydrology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Flash floods are among the most disastrous natural hazards worldwide because of their
rapid onset that limits effective emergency response and management. Understanding the …

Lessons learned from Khartoum flash flood impacts: An integrated assessment

MI Mahmood, NA Elagib, F Horn, SAG Saad - Science of the Total …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This study aims at enabling the compilation of key lessons for decision makers and urban
planners in rapidly urbanizing cities regarding the identification of representative, chief …

A stochastic bi-objective simulation–optimization model for cascade disaster location-allocation-distribution problems

K Khalili-Damghani, M Tavana, P Ghasemi - Annals of operations …, 2022‏ - Springer
Cascade disasters can destroy urban infrastructures, kill thousands of people, and
permanently displace millions of people. The paramount goal of disaster relief programs is …

Assessing flash flood hazard and damages in the southeast United States

A Alipour, A Ahmadalipour… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Flash floods are common natural hazards in the southeast United States (SEUS) as a
consequence of frequent torrential rainfall caused by tropical storms, thunderstorms, and …

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding

RS Schumacher - Oxford research encyclopedia of natural hazard …, 2017‏ - oxfordre.com
Heavy precipitation, which in many contexts is welcomed because it provides the water
necessary for agriculture and human use, in other situations is responsible for deadly and …

Rapid flash flood calamity in Chamoli, Uttarakhand region during Feb 2021: an analysis based on satellite data

S Verma, A Sharma, PK Yadava, P Gupta, J Singh… - Natural Hazards, 2022‏ - Springer
The present study investigates the accelerating factors for extreme flash flood at Chamoli
district of Uttarakhand on 7 February 2021. The Sentinel-2A and 2B satellite data have been …

[HTML][HTML] Impact-based flash-flood forecasting system: Sensitivity to high resolution numerical weather prediction systems and soil moisture

F Silvestro, L Rossi, L Campo, A Parodi, E Fiori… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, continuous improvements have been made in weather forecasting and flood
prediction with great benefit from Early Warning Systems (EWSs). Despite the continuous …

Modelling and validation of flash flood inundation in drylands

D Gao, J Yin, D Wang, Y Yang, Y Lu… - Journal of Geographical …, 2024‏ - Springer
In the context of climate change and human activities, flood disasters in arid mountainous
areas have become increasingly frequent, and seriously threatened the safety of people's …

Evaluation methods of flood risk models in the (re) insurance industry

G Franco, JF Becker, N Arguimbau - Water Security, 2020‏ - Elsevier
While globally reported flood losses seem to be increasing, the share covered by formal
insurance mechanisms seems to be decreasing slightly, leaving the world potentially more …