Global connections between El Nino and landslide impacts

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dc.contributor.authorEmberson, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKirschbaum, Dalia
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-03T21:25:54Z
dc.date.available2022-10-03T21:25:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-15
dc.description.abstractEl Nino is a critical part of global inter-annual climate variability, and the intensity of El Nino has major implications for rainfall-induced natural hazards in many vulnerable countries. The impact of landslides triggered by rainfall is likely to be modulated by the strength of El Nino, but the nature of this connection and the places where it is most relevant remains unconstrained. Here we combine new satellite rainfall data with a global landslide exposure model to show that El Nino has far-reaching effects on landslide impacts to people and infrastructure. We find that the impact of El Nino on landslide exposure can be greater in parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America than that due to seasonal rainfall variability. These findings improve our understanding of hazard variability around the world and can assist disaster mitigation efforts on seasonal timescales.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAll material necessary to replicate these results can be found in the supplementary information. The authors have no conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. D.K. and T.S. are supported by a NASA DISASTERS programme grant 18-DISASTER18-0022. R.E. is supported by a NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship administered by Goddard Space Flight Center.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22398-4en_US
dc.format.extent11 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ampc-zcth
dc.identifier.citationEmberson, R., Kirschbaum, D. & Stanley, T. Global connections between El Nino and landslide impacts. Nat Commun 12, 2262 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22398-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22398-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/26090
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNatureen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC GESTAR II Collection
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.en_US
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dc.titleGlobal connections between El Nino and landslide impactsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-0363en_US

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