The spatial dependence of flood hazard and risk in the United States

N Quinn, PD Bates, J Neal, A Smith… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we seek to understand the nature of flood spatial dependence over the
conterminous United States. We extend an existing conditional multivariate statistical model …

Dynamical systems theory sheds new light on compound climate extremes in Europe and Eastern North America

P De Luca, G Messori, FME Pons… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a novel approach to the study of compound extremes, grounded in dynamical
systems theory. Specifically, we present the co‐recurrence ratio (α), which elucidates the …

Spatial dependence of floods shaped by extreme rainfall under the influence of urbanization

M Lu, Z Yu, J Hua, C Kang, Z Lin - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Weather system are spatially and temporally dependent, and these dependencies can result
in flood events with similar behaviors. While it is well known that urbanization profoundly …

Knowledge gaps in our perceptual model of Great Britain's hydrology

T Wagener, SJ Dadson, DM Hannah… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is a no lack of significant open questions in the field of hydrology. How will
hydrological connectivity between freshwater bodies be altered by future human alterations …

A remote sensing based integrated approach to quantify the impact of fluvial and pluvial flooding in an urban catchment

M Muthusamy, M Rivas Casado, G Salmoral, T Irvine… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pluvial (surface water) flooding is often the cause of significant flood damage in urban areas.
However, pluvial flooding is often overlooked in catchments which are historically known for …

[HTML][HTML] Width of surface rupture zone for thrust earthquakes: implications for earthquake fault zoning

P Boncio, F Liberi, M Caldarella… - Natural Hazards and …, 2018 - nhess.copernicus.org
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 …

A Multi‐Hazard Risk Framework to Stress‐Test Water Supply Systems to Climate‐Related Disruptions

O Becher, R Pant, J Verschuur, A Mandal… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water utilities' supply systems are vulnerable to several climate‐related hazards, including
droughts, floods and cyclones. Here we propose a generally applicable framework for …

Flood propagation and duration in large river basins: a data-driven analysis for reinsurance purposes

F Serinaldi, F Loecker, CG Kilsby, H Bast - Natural Hazards, 2018 - Springer
Duration is a key characteristic of floods influencing the design of protection infrastructures
for prevention, deployment of rescue resources during the emergency, and repartition of …

Drivers for co** with flood hazards: Beyond the analysis of single cases

RA Balgah, HN Bang, SA Fondo - Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Flood risks continue to pose serious threats to develo** countries with dire ramifications
for livelihoods. Yet, contemporary research on determinants for co** with flood hazards is …

Handling interdependencies in climate change risk assessment

RJ Dawson - Climate, 2015 - mdpi.com
Typically, a climate change risk assessment focuses on individual sectors or hazards.
However, interdependencies between climate risks manifest themselves via functional …