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Ashraf Abdelkarim and Ahmed F.D. Gaber
This study aims to assess the impact of flash floods in the Wadi Nu?man basin on urban areas, east of Mecca, which are subjected to frequent floods, during the period from 1988?2019. By producing and analyzing the maps of the regions, an integrated appro...
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Julio Garrote, Ignacio Gutiérrez-Pérez and Andrés Díez-Herrero
Calibration and validation of flood risk maps at a national or a supra-national level remains a problematic aspect due to the limited information available to carry out these tasks. However, this validation is essential to define the representativeness o...
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Viktoriya Tsyganskaya, Sandro Martinis and Philip Marzahn
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is particularly suitable for large-scale mapping of inundations, as this tool allows data acquisition regardless of illumination and weather conditions. Precise information about the flood extent is an essential foundation ...
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Erik Kralj, Peter Kumer and Cécil J. W. Meulenberg
The escalating frequency and severity of climate-related hazards in the Mediterranean, particularly in the historic town of Piran, Slovenia, underscore the critical need for enhanced coastal flood prediction and efficient early warning systems. This stud...
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Swarupa Paudel, Neekita Joshi and Ajay Kalra
Climate change is considered one of the biggest challenges around the globe as it has been causing alterations in hydrological extremes. Climate change and variability have an impact on future streamflow conditions, water quality, and ecological balance,...
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Wenzhao Li, Dongfeng Li and Zheng N. Fang
Numerous algorithms have been developed to automate the process of delineating water surface maps for flood monitoring and mitigation purposes by using multiple sources such as satellite sensors and digital elevation model (DEM) data. To better understan...
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Nikolaos Xafoulis, Yiannis Kontos, Evangelia Farsirotou, Spyridon Kotsopoulos, Konstantinos Perifanos, Nikolaos Alamanis, Dimitrios Dedousis and Konstantinos Katsifarakis
Floods are lethal and destructive natural hazards. The Mediterranean, including Greece, has recently experienced many flood events (e.g., Medicanes Zorbas and Ianos), while climate change results in more frequent and intense flood events. Accurate flood ...
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Mohamed Wahba, Mustafa El-Rawy, Nassir Al-Arifi and Mahmoud M. Mansour
Landslides and flash floods are significant natural hazards with substantial risks to human settlements and the environment, and understanding their interconnection is vital. This research investigates the hazards of landslides and floods in two adopted ...
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Agnes W. Brokerhof, Renate van Leijen and Berry Gersonius
This paper describes the development and trial of a method (Quick Flood Risk Scan method) to determine the vulnerable value of monuments for flood risk assessment. It was developed in the context of the European Flood Directive for the Dutch Flood Risk M...
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Hanaa A. Megahed, Amira M. Abdo, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Antonio Scopa and Mohammed N. Hegazy
The occurrence of flash floods is a natural yet unavoidable occurrence over time. In addition to harming people, property, and resources, it also undermines a country?s economy. This paper attempts to identify areas of flood vulnerability using a frequen...
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