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Impacts of Extreme Hydrogeomorphological Events and Climate-Related Disasters

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2024) | Viewed by 5129

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Extreme hydrogeomorphological and hydrometeorological events and other climate-related disasters are becoming increasingly common, inducing significant damage to the natural and man-made environment, as well as having noteworthy impacts on the wellbeing of the population.

Extreme climate-related hazards affect modern societies heavily, inducing disruption to multiple aspects of socioeconomic activities, including food and water supply, transportation, provision of various services (e.g., health care, logistics, trade, travel, etc.), exacerbating poverty, displacing communities, damaging infrastructure, and lead to long-term economic and social impacts.

The threat of climate change raises important questions regarding the potential increase in the frequency and severity of these impacts as well as the means and approaches to mitigate risks associated with climate-related extreme events.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect research works that improve our understanding on the effects and impacts of extreme hydrogeomorphological and hydrometeorological events and as well as innovative methods and tools aiming to limit or reduce them.  This topic draws on a wide range of expertise and applications including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Extreme climate-related disasters impacts;
  • Hydrogeomorphological and hydrometeorological extremes trends;
  • Impacts of extreme events on the natural environment;
  • Impacts of extreme events in the man-made environment;
  • Extreme events effects on transportation;
  • Extreme events effects on health care;
  • Extreme events effects on various socioeconomic activities;
  • Policy and governance regarding extreme climate-related events;
  • Extreme events and risk perception;
  • Extreme events and human behavior;
  • Impacts of extreme events on human health;
  • Innovative methods and tools to deal with extreme events.

Within this aim, original interdisciplinary research articles highlighting new ideas, review articles, study approaches, and innovations are welcome.

Dr. Michalis Diakakis
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • extreme events
  • climate change
  • climate-related hazards
  • impacts
  • natural disasters

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Harnessing ICT Resources to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience: A Case Study of Employing Social Media to Zhengzhou 7.20 Rainstorm, China
by Linpei Zhai and Jae Eun Lee
Water 2023, 15(19), 3516; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15193516 - 9 Oct 2023
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This study aimed to explore how community disaster resilience can be enhanced via the utilization of ICT resources. Three social media applications were selected. Taking the 2021 Zhengzhou 7.20 rainstorm as an example, questionnaire responses were collected and analyzed, and a linear regression [...] Read more.
This study aimed to explore how community disaster resilience can be enhanced via the utilization of ICT resources. Three social media applications were selected. Taking the 2021 Zhengzhou 7.20 rainstorm as an example, questionnaire responses were collected and analyzed, and a linear regression model was constructed to explore the impact of the relationships between responses. The findings showed that the use of WeChat, TikTok, and Weibo had positive effects on community disaster resilience. Specifically, the use of social media (WeChat, TikTok, and Weibo) by the general public during this rainstorm disaster was positively related to convenience and trust, creation and dissemination, emotion and communication, cooperation and collective action, and relief and release. We also analyzed the differences in the use of the three social media platforms during the rainstorm disaster and found that the number of people who used TikTok was the highest, but the variable scores for TikTok were not the highest. WeChat had the highest variable scores, and both the number of users and variable scores for Weibo were in the middle. Full article
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Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece
by Michalis Diakakis, Spyridon Mavroulis, Christos Filis, Stylianos Lozios, Emmanuel Vassilakis, Giorgos Naoum, Konstantinos Soukis, Aliki Konsolaki, Evelina Kotsi, Dimitra Theodorakatou, Emmanuel Skourtsos, Haralambos Kranis, Marilia Gogou, Nafsika Ioanna Spyrou, Katerina-Navsika Katsetsiadou and Efthymios Lekkas
Water 2023, 15(6), 1026; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061026 - 8 Mar 2023
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Despite being relatively rare, Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, also known as Medicanes, induce significant impacts on coastal Mediterranean areas. Under climate change, it is possible that these effects will increase in frequency and severity. Currently, there is only a broad understanding of the types [...] Read more.
Despite being relatively rare, Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, also known as Medicanes, induce significant impacts on coastal Mediterranean areas. Under climate change, it is possible that these effects will increase in frequency and severity. Currently, there is only a broad understanding of the types and mechanisms of these impacts. This work studied Medicane Ianos (September 2020) and its effects on the Ionian Islands, in Greece, by developing a database of distinct impact elements based on field surveys and public records. Through this archive, the study explored the range of Ianos’ impacts to develop a systematic categorization. Results showed different types of effects induced on the natural and the built environment that can be grouped into 3 categories and 39 sub-categories in inland and coastal areas, indicating an extensive diversity of impacts, ranging from flooding and geomorphic effects to damages in various facilities, vehicles and infrastructure. The systematic description of the typology of Medicanes’ effects presented in this study is a contribution to a better understanding of their consequences as means to improve our ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from them, a necessary stepping stone in improving the overall preparedness of both the general public and relevant authorities. Full article
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