Compound extremes pose immense challenges and hazards to communities, and this is
particularly true for compound hydrometeorological extremes associated with deadly floods …

Compound weather and climate events are combinations of climate drivers and/or hazards
that contribute to societal or environmental risk. Studying compound events often requires a …

Global coastal regions are transforming into “flooding hot-spots” due to the multi-faceted
confluence of several flood-drivers. Unfortunately, these regions are often poorly gauged …

Floods are one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters, causing widespread
devastation, economic damage, and threat to human lives. Hydrologic impacts of climate …

Compound flooding in coastal regions, that is, the simultaneous or successive occurrence of
high sea levels and high river flows, is expected to increase in a warmer world. To date …

As demonstrated by recent tropical cyclone events, including US Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,
and Maria (2017), and Florence (2018), the destructive potential of flooding driven by wind …

Topographic data in the form of digital elevation models (DEMs) play a significant role in
flood management. Despite the increasing availability of DEMs for large regions, there is a …

In the context of climate change, coastal cities are at increased risk of extreme precipitation
and sea level rise, and their interaction will aggravate coastal floods. Understanding the …

The evacuation of the population from flood-affected regions is a non-structural measure to
mitigate flood hazards. Shelters used for this purpose usually accommodate a large number …

Low‐gradient coastal watersheds are susceptible to flooding caused by various flows such
as rainfall‐runoff, astronomical tides, storm surges, and riverine flows. Compound flooding …