The occurrence of heavy rainfall in the south-eastern hilly region of Bangladesh makes this
area highly susceptible to recurrent flash flooding. As the region is the commercial capital of …

Urban flooding is considered one of the hazardous disasters in metropolitan areas,
especially for those located in arid regions. Due to the associated risks of climate change in …

Geohazard risk is high in Arab countries due to ineffective disaster preparedness measures,
mismanagement, lack of public awareness, inadequate funding and lack of stakeholder …

The performance of three satellite-based high-resolution gridded rainfall datasets, namely
the gauge corrected Global Satellite Map** of Precipitation (GSMaP), Integrated Multi …

Earth Observation from space has allowed characterizing, detecting, and managing natural
hazards in spatiotemporal scale. Flash flood is the most frequent natural disaster that causes …

Himachal Pradesh is in the western part of the Indian Himalaya which is environmentally
fragile and susceptible to natural disasters. Flash flood disaster is a major problem in the …

Urban growth, extreme climate, and mismanagement are crucial controlling factors that
affect flood vulnerability at wadi catchments. Therefore, this study attempts to understand the …

High-resolution daily precipitation estimation is very important in climatological and
meteorological studies in the arid regions of the world, as precipitation events in these areas …

Floods are considered one of the most severe natural disasters worldwide. They impact vast
areas, particularly in arid/semi-arid regions, causing serious damages with thousands of …

A number of watersheds in the country are classified under critical condition. Critical
watersheds are at risk to denudation while providing irrigation for agricultural crop …