Desertification in karst is an effect of climate change and not sustainable anthropogenic
activities, the combination of which, however, causes the gradual loss of karst natural …

This paper presents an overview on the risk assessment approaches for inundation of metro
systems based on regional flood risk assessment methods. Detailed summarization is …

Water and mud inrush is one of the most important geohazards in underground engineering.
The paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the current understanding of this type of …

Background Better knowledge of the epidemiological characteristics of snakebites could
help to take measures to improve their management. The incidence and mortality of …

Natural disasters always have a damaging effect on our way of life. Landslides cause
serious damage to both human and natural resources around the world. In this paper, the …

As an extreme manifestation of environmental degradation, karst rock desertification is
caused by soil loss and rock exposure. In some areas with serious rocky desertification …

Urban subsurface monitoring requires high temporal‐spatial resolution, low maintenance
cost, and minimal intrusion to nearby life. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), in contrast to …

Due to a lack of awareness of environmental protection at the beginning of tunnel
excavation and the unique ecological vulnerability of karst areas, tunnel excavation is …

When shield tunnels are built in saturated sandy layers, seepage erosion frequently occurs
due to unexpected leakage. Observations from most accidents indicate that erosion does not …

Karst ecosystems are formed by dissolution of soluble rocks, usually with conspicuous
landscape features, such as sharp peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys. The plants in karst …