Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. The main aim of this paper is to address the problem of gaps in ...

This paper presents a generalization of the bias-variance tradeoff applied to the recent trend toward natural multi-hazard risk assessment. The bias-variance dilemma, a well-known machine learning ...

The impact of a natural event such as a volcanic eruption can significantly disrupt human life. The long periods of quiescence that are quite common in many volcanic areas often lead to a fall in ...

We propose a methodology to couple rainfall thresholds and susceptibility maps for dynamic landslide hazard assessment at regional scale. Both inputs are combined in a purposely-built hazard matrix to ...

The in-creek infrastructure for the Peachland water treatment plant is at risk of a landslide in the aftermath of the ...

Owing to increased vulnerability and climatic extremes, we are faced with the rapidly growing impact of disasters worldwide. There is an urgent need to incorporate the concepts of disaster risk ...

Requirement 4 of the IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 7 ‘Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency’ requires governments to ensure that a hazard assessment is ...

Tsunamis, such as the one in 2011 triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan, are rare yet devastating natural events. Credit: Warren Antiola (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Many of the world’s ...