This paper provides a state-of-art account on flood vulnerability indices, highlighting
worldwide trends and future research directions. A total of 95 peer-reviewed articles …

Floods are frequently occurring events in the Assam region due to the presence of the
Brahmaputra River and the heavy monsoon period. An efficient and reliable methodology is …

Rivers are the cultural, social and economic backbone of South Asia, and therefore, the
focus of public, political and scientific debate. Himalayan glaciers are the source of …

Most of the districts in Odisha, India are prone to both cyclones and floods. However, the
existing studies have assessed vulnerability mainly for the coastal districts, and are largely …

Background Operational large-scale flood monitoring using publicly available satellite data
is possible with the advent of Sentinel-1 microwave data, which enables near-real-time (at 6 …

The criteria for zoning the surface fault rupture hazard (SFRH) along thrust faults are defined
by analysing the characteristics of the areas of coseismic surface faulting in thrust …

India's monsoon dependent agriculture is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change, and inadequate policies contribute to socio-economic difficulties in farming …

This article explores the ways in which class structure in agrarian societies shape local
adaptation responses to the impact of climate change, based on an empirical study of a …