Impact of the Westerly Jet on Rainfall/Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River during the Flood Season by Xin Lai, Yuanfa Gong, Sixian Cen, Hui Tian, Heng Zhang

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Investigation of Forest Fire Effects on Morel (Morchella spp.) Mushroom Proliferation: A Case Study of Alucra, Giresun by Bülent Sağlam, Mustafa Aybar, Fatma Nur Yılmaz

“…We conclude that forest fires, one of the most important natural disasters that cause damage in the forests, can also be used within the scope of morel mushroom production. …”
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Thinking on the Meteorological Services to Ensure the Development of a System for New Energy Sources by Yongchang ZHU, Xiaofeng ZHANG, Zhenghong CHEN, Dong YE, Juan TAN, Yong QIN, Zhaohui LIU, Zhiqi XU

“…Meteorological factors and disasters have great impacts on the stable and safe operation of the power grid. …”
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Evaluation of Rainfall-Induced Accumulation Landslide Susceptibility Based on Remote Sensing Interpretation by Zhen Wu, Runqing Ye, Jue Huang, Xiaolin Fu, Yao Chen

“…Landslide susceptibility evaluation is an indispensable part of disaster prevention and mitigation work. Selecting effective evaluation methods and models for landslide susceptibility assessment is of significant importance. …”
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The Great Vietnamese Famine of 1944-45 Revisited by Geoffrey Gunn

“…While more recent understandings2 recognize that famines are mostly man-made, it is also true that in ecologically vulnerable zones, alongside natural disasters, war and conflict often tilts the balance between sustainability and human disaster.3 Allowing the contingency of natural cause as a predisposing factor for mass famine, this article revisits the Vietnam famine of 1944-45 in light of flaws in human agency (alongside willful or even deliberate neglect) as well as destabilization stemming from war and conflict. …”
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Risk Probability Assessment of Annual Extreme Precipitation in Fujian by Yang Xinyu, Zhang Rongyan, Xu Hong, Wu Dixi

“…This upward trend in extreme precipitation corresponds with a rise in disaster occurrences, particularly in terms of flood-related damages. …”
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Exploration of the Mountainous Urban Rail Transit Resilience Under Extreme Rainfalls: A Case Study in Chongqing, China by Chenhui Liu, Xue Su, Zhichun Wu, Yingjun Zhang, Cuizhu Zhou, Xiangguo Wu, Yong Huang

“…When all affected nodes fail, network service efficiency decreases by 84.0% and 75.2% under landslide and flood disasters, respectively. Compared with the random recovery strategy, recovery strategies based on topological importance and service efficiency index, the optimal recovery strategy based on genetic algorithm performs much better.…”
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A whole process resilience management practice in coastal engineering by Yingtao Zhou, Yingtao Zhou, Yingtao Zhou, Chenhui Jiang, Yuanshu Jiang, Yu Zhu, Yu Zhu, Yu Zhu, Yan Jin, Xian Wang, Xi Feng, Weibing Feng

“…Coastal zones are crucial for protecting land from marine disasters, but they are increasingly threatened by erosion caused by storms and rising sea levels. …”
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Factors that shape the integration of HIV and TB services in Zomba District, Malawi by Alex F. Maseko, Adam Silumbwe, Patricia Maritim, Margarate N. Munakampe, Griphin Baxter Chirambo, Choolwe Jacobs, Joseph M. Zulu

“…Broad contextual factors facilitating HIV/TB integration included strong political will, whereas barriers included the impact of religious, sociocultural and economic factors, including the impact of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion The effective integration of HIV and TB services is contingent upon addressing systemic and contextual barriers while leveraging facilitating factors. …”
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Stability prediction of circular sliding failure soil slopes based on a genetic algorithm optimization of random forest algorithm by Shengming Hu, Yongfei Lu, Xuanchi Liu, Cheng Huang, Zhou Wang, Lei Huang, Weihang Zhang, Xiaoyang Li

“…However, due to the hidden, sudden, and uncertain nature of landslide disasters, traditional geological survey and investigation methods are time-consuming and laborious, and it is difficult to timely and accurately investigate and predict slope stability over a large area. …”
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A Novel Passive Over-Current Trip Device for Seismic Resilience by Lai-Wan Hsu, Jian-Hong Liu, Kun-Long Chen, Pei-Ching Chen, Kuo Lung Lian, Hong-En Chiang, Zhi-Kai Fan, Zhao-Yin Chen, Chung-Liang Cheng, Chi-Feng Chung, Yuan-Ching Tu

“…The seismic resilience has become a critical concern for power systems for high-impact, low-probability disasters such as severe earthquakes. In order to enhance seismic resilience for power systems, a novel protective device, the Passive Over-Current Trip (POCT), has been designed in this paper. …”
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Primena daljinske detekcije u inventuri mešovitih šuma hrasta lužnjaka by Borota Dragan, Pantić Damjan, Ponjarac Radenko, Popović Aleksandar

“…Possible applications exist in distinguishing of land use, locating fire areas, areas af­fected by hurricanes and other disasters, etc., and even in the inventory of pure stands with low canopy closure.…”
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Multifield Coupling Mechanism of Unloading Deformation and Fracture of Composite Coal-Rock by Zhen Yang, Yan Li, Xin Li, Jiayu Zhuang, Hao Li, Xue Wang, Yuning Wang

“…The multiphysics coupling model is used to study the characteristics of coal and rock unloading under complex conditions, providing a theoretical basis and new method for the prediction and forecast of coal and rock mining dynamic disasters.…”
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Possibilities of Using Regional Index-Flood Method with Annual Maximum and Partial Duration Series: A Case Study of Susurluk River Basin, Turkey by Havva Eylem Polat, Ayşe Doğanülker, Alper Serdar Anlı

“…Among the natural disasters experienced in Turkey, floods, which cause the most loss of life and property after the earthquake, have increased their impact and frequency of occurrence over time, as well as unplanned urbanization caused by the increasing population, uncontrolled construction in stream beds, and changing climate. …”
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Features and Constitutive Model of Gypsum’s Uniaxial Creep Damage considering Acidization by Wei Chen, Wen Wan, Senlin Xie, Wenlong Kuang, Wenqing Peng, Qiuhong Wu, Shasha Tong, Xianqing Wang, Xiaoyu Tang

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Sistem Informasi Geografi untuk Zonasi Kerentanan Kebakaran Lahan dan Hutan di Kecamatan Malifut, Halmahera Utara by Sahrul S Adam, Mochammad Gamal Rindarjono, Puguh Karyanto

“…Tutupan lahan dengan kelas kerentanan kebakaran tinggi sebagian besar berasal dari hutan lahan kering sekunder, pertanian lahan kering, hutan produksi, dan semak belukar   Abstract Land and forest fires disasters played an important role ecologically causing the demage of land and forest as a consequence of change in land cover and accumulated effect antropogenic disorder. …”
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Management of extremity and pelvic fractures in earthquake: our observations and recommendations by Bugra Kundakci, Akif Mirioglu, Bugra Eraslan, Hakki Can Olke, Mustafa Tekin, Melih Bagir, Yusuf Kemal Arslan

“…In addition to lower extremity fractures, pelvic fractures are common in earthquake disasters. Most pelvic fractures are simple lateral compression fractures and it is important to follow the patients for crush syndrome in the first days instead of focusing on definitive fracture treatment. …”
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Deformations and seepage-induced erosion of fractured rocks in fault under confined settings by Wenbin SUN, Dianjin TIAN, Cheng MA, Yanchao XUE, Can YANG, Kaipeng ZHU

“…In this case, the risks of mine water inrushes increase significantly due to the complex deep hydrogeological conditions, a significant increase in the number of hidden disaster-causing factors, and the existence of faults. …”
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Resilience of Fishery Economy in Fujian Coastal Areas from the Perspective of Institutional Evolution by Leng Yun, Wei Suqiong, You Xiaojun, Ren Zhihuang

“…In addition, this study has important implications for disaster response and risk management, helping firms and governments better prepare for and respond to potential economic shocks.…”
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Bridging incremental to transformative hazard management strategies on the Tule River Indian Reservation by Natalie Herbert, Caroline Beckman, Kerri Vera, Eric Coles, Thomas Kim, Seung-Hyun Cho, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

“…To build societal resilience, there is a need to focus on how people are made vulnerable by our social, political, and economic systems that turn hazards into disasters. Incremental adaptation, often piecemeal and hazard-specific actions, will be insufficient for keeping pace with the rapid global environmental changes already underway. …”
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