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Forest Fuel thinning to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire
To help determine where watershed conservation can help secure water for cities, we estimated the effectiveness of five common conservation strategies: land protection,... -
Flooding in Bolivia (March, 2014)
This layer shows a rapid response mapping of the 2014 Flooding in Bolivia based on information from NASA's MODIS and Landsat 8 satellite images. This flooding event was the... -
Physical exposition to droughts events (1980-2001)
This layer presents an estimation of the annual physical exposition to drought based on Standardized Precipitation Index. Unit is expected average annual population (2010 as... -
Flooding in Pakistan (August, 2010)
This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Pakistan on August 11, 2010, after two weeks of flooding had devastated the country. By early August 2010,... -
Tropical cyclones surges events (1975-2007)
This layer provides a compilation of estimated storm surges triggered by tropical cyclones of Saffir-Simpson category (Don't forget to zoom on the coasts!). The Saffir–Simpson... -
Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand (October 2011)
This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Ayutthaya (Thailand) flood on October 23, 2011. Flooding forced the closure of manufacturing plants in... -
Tropical cyclones surges frequency (1975-2007)
This layer presents an estimation of surges triggered by tropical cyclone frequency of Saffir-Simpson category (Don't forget to zoom on the coasts you are interested in!) Here,... -
Economical exposition to surges from tropical cyclones (1975–2007)
This layer presents an estimation of the annual economical exposition to tropical cyclone surges. (Don't forget to zoom on the coast!) Unit is expected average annual GDP (2010... -
Economical exposition to flood events
This layer presents an estimation of the annual economical exposition to flood. Unit is expected average annual GDP (2010 as the year of reference) exposed (in US $, year 2000... -
Physical exposition to flood events
This layer presents an estimation of the annual physical exposition to flood. Unit is expected average annual population (2007 as the year of reference) exposed (inhabitants).... -
Flooding in Mozambique (January, 2013)
This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of the lower Limpopo River on 31 January 2013. After days of torrential rain pushed the lower Limpopo River... -
Global estimated risk index for flood hazard
This layer presents an estimation of the global risk induced by flood hazard. Unit is estimated risk index from 1 (low) to 5 (extreme). For more information, visit the Global...