The reasonable and efficient prediction of dam failure events is of great significance to the emergency rescue operations and the reduction in dam failure losses. This work presents a model that is based on the physical mechanism. It is coupled with...
The dam break flood is one of the potential causes of catastrophic events in cascade hydropower hub groups. Investigating the movement patterns of dam break flooding among reservoir groups under different dam break speeds is crucial for flood prevent...
Frequent flash floods threaten human well-being, hydropower infrastructure, and ecosystems. However, the long-term evolution of flash flood patterns over recent decades remains insufficiently understood, particularly in data-scarce high-altitude regi...
The present work is aimed at assessing the change in time of flood risk as a consequence of landscape modifications. The town of San Donà di Piave (Italy) is taken as a representative case study because, as most parts of the North Italy floodp...
A new approach for flood frequency analysis based on the probability density evolution method (PDEM) is proposed. It can avoid the problem of linear limitation for flood frequency analysis in a parametric method and avoid the complex process for choo...
Under global warming, compound extreme events such as Drought–Flood Abrupt Alternation (DFAA) are becoming increasingly common, yet the structural asymmetry and spatial dynamic evolution between Drought to Flood (D–F) and Flood to Drought...
Flood disasters evolve through distinct stages, and emergency supply demand shifts accordingly, rendering static post-disaster distribution plans inadequate for stage-specific rescue needs. This study develops a multi-stage location-routing optimizat...
Drought–flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) has attracted increasing attention because of its severe compound impacts. This study used a daily SWAP index calculated by the precipitation data from 17 meteorological stations in Henan Province from Ju...
Mountain streams are frequently characterized by step–pool morphology that provides stability and energy dissipation to the channel network. Large flooding events can overturn the equilibrium of the step–pool condition by altering the ent...
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It has become a hot issue to study extreme climate change and its impacts on water quality. In this context, this study explored the evolution characteristics of drought–flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) and its impacts on total nitrogen (TN) and...
This study proposes a quantitative identification method for drought–flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) events in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) based on the daily standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) data from 1982 to 2021 and...
Riverbed morphology is in dynamic change due to the influences of both natural and human-induced factors. However, there is a knowledge gap in distinguishing the components caused by human activities as well as extreme flooding from the total riverbe...
The alkali/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flood has long been considered to reduce residual oil saturation significantly after waterflood. This paper provides an experimental investigation of the factors (permeability, pore structure, ASP formula, injectio...
Accurately understanding flood evolution and its attribution is crucial for watershed water resource management as well as disaster prevention and mitigation. The source region of the Yellow River (SRYR) has experienced several severe floods over the...
Flood defense strategies have evolved from hard-engineered systems to nature-based solutions that advocate for sustainability to meet today’s environmental, social, and economic goals. This paper aims to analyze the historical progression and e...
Earthquakes–induced landslides generally provide abundant loose materials at hillslopes, possibly triggering morphological reshaping processes at river channels and riverbeds during the large flash flood hydrograph and bringing huge risk downst...
This study develops an interpretable and validated XGBoost–SHAP framework integrating multisource geospatial data and historical flood observations, with model performance evaluated using independent validation and future projections driven by...
Flood factors are key parameters affecting the hydraulic characteristics at a bridge site. Clarifying the development patterns and impacts of flood factors at a bridge site is of great significance for the stability assessment and service safety of b...
Global climate change has intensified flood disasters at the local scale. In response, this study constructs a flood resilience indicator system at the urban scale based on the “pressure-state-response” (PSR) model. Indicator weights were...
The retention lake often plays an important role in flood mitigation through the water storage and the lake–river interactions. However, the evolution of real-time flood regulation capacity remains poorly characterized. Using wavelet decomposit...
Flood disasters are considered to be one of the ten natural disasters that threaten the survival of mankind. They occur frequently and have a serious impact on the national economy. For quicker response to the sudden flood, in this paper, the relevan...
In flood disaster emergency decision-making, the dynamic changes in expert trust relationships directly affects the efficiency of reaching a decision consensus. This paper constructs a dynamic evolution model of expert trust relationships in flood di...
Research on flood events is one of the most important parts to study runoff and sediment transport in the typical watershed on the Loess Plateau. Based on 101 floods in Period I (PD-I, 1970 to 1990) and Period II (PD-II, 2006 to 2018), and combined w...
Global climate change is increasing extreme rainfall events, and severe floods are becoming more frequent. Flood storage and detention basins (FSDBs) are an important part of the flood control system in China. They play a key role in regional flood e...
Given the apparent gap between scientific research and engineering practice, this paper tracks the dominating perspectives that have shaped the growth of hydrological research. Based on five eras, dominated with specific paradigms and/or ideologies,...
There has been a frequent occurrence of tailing dam failures in recent years, leading to severe repercussions. Flood overtopping is an important element contributing to these failures. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of studies about the evolutiona...
This paper presents a Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) on data-driven approaches in flood forecasting from 2019 to 2024, a period marked by transformative developments in Deep Learning (DL) technologies. Analysing 363 selected studies, this paper provi...
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events and rapid urbanization has exacerbated pluvial flood risks, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen the assessment of pluvial flood resilience in China’s southwestern mountainous regions. Ku...
Urban flood management is pivotal to the construction of resilient cities. However, investigation into the spatiotemporal evolution of urban flood resilience (UFR) and its influencing factors is insufficient. Aiming to address the challenge, this stu...
From the start of river incision onward, the abandoned terrace surface is only reached by floods during peak discharges. Two main flood facies are distinguished: a relatively high-energetic, coarse-grained facies and a relatively low-energetic, fine-...
Drought–flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) events have emerged as a critical type of compound climate extreme under ongoing climate change, posing increasing risks to water resources and ecosystems in Southwest China. This study investigated the s...
Floods caused by extreme weather events critically impact human and natural systems. Remote sensing can be a very useful tool in mapping these impacts. However, processing and analyzing satellite imagery covering extensive periods is computationally...
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are crucial for mitigating flood risks in vulnerable ecosystems, yet their effective application remains inconsistent. This study synthesises global literature to systematically map EIA methodologies, evaluate...
Under climate change, the frequency of drought-flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) events is increasing in Southeast China. However, there is limited research on the evolution characteristics of DFAA in this region. This study evaluated the effectiveness...
The geomorphological stability and ecological environment of megadeltas worldwide are of vital importance for their sustainable development. Deltaic hydro-morphodynamics is extremely sensitive to high riverine flow due to reduced sediment supply. How...
Intensive human activities are reshaping inland tail-end deltas. Based on hydrological and sediment data from 1950 to 2023 and physical model experiments, this study examines the Ganjiang tail-end delta to analyze channel evolution, driving mechanism...
We aim to answer a question: how does the evolution of fluvial environment affect to risk of embankments failure in lowland rivers and how can we identify and describe places at risk of levees failure using the remote sensing data? The study was carr...
This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution and key obstacle factors of urban flood resilience in the Shenyang Metropolitan Area, aiming to inform regional flood resilience planning and management. A comprehensive assessment indicator system...
Floods are common and inevitable natural disasters. Achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.5 is a critical challenge for coastal cities, especially those in deltaic lowlands such as in the case of Guangzhou, China. Regarding the spatial planni...
Against the backdrop of global climate change and rapid urbanization, extreme rainstorm events have become increasingly frequent, and urban–rural flood risk has continued to intensify, rendering flood resilience an essential concern for sustain...
This study aims to deepen the understanding of the spatiotemporal evolution of the Extreme Precipitation Index in the YRD, evaluating the comprehensive flood disaster risk across the region. Existing studies have rarely incorporated the frequency, du...
The deep brine reservoirs in the Jianshishan area of the Qaidam Basin are abundant in strategic mineral resources. Traditional extraction methods suffer from insufficient reservoir energy and low recovery efficiency, while CO2 flooding technology off...
Floods are recognised as one of the most destructive and costliest natural disasters in the world, which impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. To tackle the risks associated with flood disasters, there is a need to think beyond stru...
Land-use changes produce variations in upper soil hydraulic properties and alter the hydrological response and hydraulic behavior of streams. Thus, the combined effect of variations in soil properties and current hydraulics interacts with the exposur...
Climate change and rapid urbanization have increased the risk of urban flooding, making timely and accurate flood prediction crucial for disaster response. However, conventional physics-based models are limited in real-time applications due to their...
Understanding river channel evolution is essential for effective management, as lateral erosion shapes riverbeds, floodplains, and riparian habitats. Despite advancements in remote sensing, translating these technologies into operational tools for in...
The paper provides a full description and explanation of the probabilistic method for ship damage stability assessment from its conception to date with focus on the probability of survival (s-factor), explaining pertinent assumptions and limitations...
With the increase of drought and flood frequency, the drought-flood abrupt alternation events occur frequently. Due to the coexistence and rapid transformation of drought and flood, the drought-flood abrupt alternation events is often more harmful an...
This work focuses on the spatial evolution of urban flooding phenomena in Athens metropolitan area, in Greece. The study examines the locations of flood-related damages and fatalities in Athens in 1880–2010, in comparison with the city’s evolution, t...
Urban flooding represents a critical socio-ecological challenge exacerbated by climate change and rapid urbanization, with green infrastructure (GI) emerging as a transformative approach to flood management. This study employs an innovative methodolo...
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