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The ‘Hole-in-the-Ground Girl’ Leanne Bulger recently found a new hole in the forest floor on the west end of Fairbanks. Into it, she poked a long plastic pipe.

🧪 For some lighter science news here's an intriguing story from the thawing north. I first encountered it when Leanne presented a poster with her excellent undergraduate research at a student symposium a few months ago. Now science writer Ned Rozell wrote this: www.uaf.edu/news/the-hol...

Annegret Thieken was awarded the Plinius-Medal at the #EGU25. 🤩 Congratulations!
She is not only an exceptional flood risk researcher, but also an amazing research group leader. I love being part of her team.

When the flood passes, does health return? A short panel examining water and food insecurity, nutrition, and disease after an extreme flood in lowland Bolivia Objectives Flooding is the most frequent extreme-weather disaster and disproportionately burdens marginalized populations. This article examines how food and water insecurity, blood pressure (BP), n...

However, people remained food insecure two months after the flood, and signs of malnutrition, stress, and respiratory issues like coughing had worsened. #FoodInsecurity #Malnutrition #BoliviaFlood

Learn more here: doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

Household water insecurity after a historic flood: Diarrhea and dehydration in the Bolivian Amazon - PubMed While 884 million people worldwide lack access to clean water, millions live in flood-prone regions. Unexpected flooding increases risk of diarrheal diseases and is expected to occur with increased fr...

Right after the 2014 flood event, people in Tsimane’ had reported worsened water quality, contamination fear, standing water and access issues - they were highly water insecure. Two months later, the situation had improved and water insecurity had dropped. (see pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29253721/)

Within two months after the flood event, availability and diversity of food had declined, not only because households lost stored food, but also due to destroyed crops and the loss of both domestic and wild animals. #FoodSecurity #BoliviaFlood

Beni in Bolivia is in a state of disaster after severe flooding. In 2014, this region was also affected by an exceptional flood and impacts on water insecurity, nutritional status and health were studied in Tsimane’ communities.These lessons are useful in today’s flood response and recovery. #floods

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Bolivia after devastating floods. Around 270,000 people urgently need shelter, food, water, and sanitation. Waterborne disease risks are rising, with suspected cases of dengue and Hantavirus. Safe water in shelters is critical. #BoliviaFloods

What are the consequences when the rainy season extends beyond its usual end? In Bolivia, persistent rainfall into April — intensified by the 2024–2025 El Niño event — has contributed to severe flooding and widespread impacts. #BoliviaFloods #ElNino2025

Dr Ugur Öztürk next to his presentation. The slide says "Feedbacks are key to get ahead of Landslides" and shows his integrated risk model.

Dr Ugur Öztürk, NatRiskChange alumnus now working at GFZ Potsdam, presented his work on process-based modeling, the human role in landslide hazards, and how to consider the future. He introduced an integrated risk concept that includes dynamic societal risk drivers.
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Dr Katrin Nissen presenting her work at the workshop with the AFAD.

Dr Katrin Nissen, from FU Berlin, spoke about meteorological drivers of rockfalls. She showed that the probability for rockfalls decreases with climate change. Precipitation, moisture pre-conditions and freeze-thawing were the predictors for rockfall probability in the logistic regression model.
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EGU 2024 Session Announcement Emerging data types in natural hazards and hydrology research

Do you use new data types (e.g. text, digital trace, opportunistic sensing)? 🔥💧☀️🌋🏔️

Join our session "Emerging data types in natural hazards and hydrology research" at EGU24

📅Deadline: 10 January 2024

🛄Travel support application: 1 Dec. 2023

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From heatwaves to hurricanes, our #EGU24 session tackles Future Changes in Weather and Climate Hazards around the World 🌍🔥🌪️ Abstracts welcome here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/sessio...
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