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Bridging modelled and lived flood risk: A participatory GIS approach to community-based flood vulnerability mapping in North Bengal, India

Sanjoy Mandal; Dipankar Das; Abdul Momin Hoque et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 6 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Flooding is the most pervasive hydro-meteorological hazard in South Asia, with climate change amplifying both frequency and severity. This study integrates Participatory Geographical Information Systems (PGIS) with remote-sensing and geospatial datasets to assess village-scale flood risk in two…

Machine Learning‐based landslide susceptibility analysis in volcanic islands: A comparison with traditional approaches

Sergio Alfaya; Janine Krippner; Jaime Díaz-Pacheco et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 6 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Landslide susceptibility mapping is essential for risk mitigation and territorial planning across diverse geologic settings. This study applies a machine learning approach (Random Forest regression implemented in ArcGIS Pro) to model landslide susceptibility across the Canary Islands, Spain. A…

How do the world’s highest rainfall regions respond to compound climate extremes?

Ashesh Rudra Paul; Debanik Ghosh; Pankaj Kumar Roy

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 6 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Compared to extremes of a single hydroclimatic variable, compound temperature–precipitation extremes can exert stronger influences on hydrological systems, yet their behaviour in the world’s highest rainfall regions remains insufficiently examined. This study investigates how one of the world’s…

Corrigendum to “Machine Learning-based landslide susceptibility analysis in volcanic islands: A comparison with traditional approaches” [Glob. Earth Surf. Process. Change 6 (2026) 100018]

Sergio Alfaya; Janine Krippner; Jaime Díaz-Pacheco et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 6 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Quantitative hydro-morphological analysis of the Ganges-Padma River system in Bangladesh

Sumiaya Amin Preota; Md. Fazle Rabbi Joy; Md. Mostafizur Rahman et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

The Ganges-Padma River system, vital for millions of people in Bangladesh and India, is undergoing intricate morphological changes attributed to both anthropogenic and natural influences. The complexity of its evolution and the consequent impacts on riverbank erosion remain unclear, despite its…

Drastic change in Andean peatland carbon accumulation in the 1980s

Romina Llanos; Patricia Moreira-Turcq; Bruno Turcq et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Peatlands are globally significant carbon sinks; however, their response to recent climate warming remains poorly understood in tropical high-elevation regions. In the tropical Andes, rising temperatures, altered precipitation seasonality, and widespread glacier retreat over the past 65 years may…

Assessing land degradation susceptibility in a mining landscape of ghana using geospatial techniques and soil organic carbon

Aaron Tettey Tetteh; Abdul-Wadood Moomen; Lily Lisa Yevugah et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Land degradation is on the ascendency in mining related environment posing significant treat to ecosystem functioning and services. This study assessed land degradation in the Birim North Mining District of Ghana. It utilized a geospatial multi-criteria technique merging remote sensing, GIS…

Spatiotemporal analysis of precipitation, vegetation cover, fire foci and burned areas in a dairy basin in Northeastern Brazil

Maria Vitória Neves de Melo; Gledson Luiz Pontes de Almeida; Héliton Pandorfi et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Drought events combined with anthropogenic factors (e.g., agricultural activity) intensify the susceptibility of the Caatinga biome to wildfires and environmental degradation, and also directly affect local biodiversity, the natural properties of the soil, and, consequently, the natural water…

Flood risk and community resilience mapping at the Mouza level: Insights from the 2024 Malda Flood, India

Sk Asraful Alam; Ramkrishna Maiti

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

Flooding remains one of the most recurrent and damaging natural hazards in the Lower Ganga Plain, where complex hydrology, low-lying topography, and intense monsoonal rainfall amplify exposure and vulnerability. Despite frequent flood events, a comprehensive understanding of spatial flood…

The 2023 Fluchthorn event (Tyrol, Austria): The transition from rockfall to debris flow

Giulia Bertolotti; Andreas Gschwentner; Karl Krainer et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 5 · 2026 · English · DOAJ

The 2023 rockfall event at the Fluchthorn massif in the Silvretta Mountain Range, Austrian Alps, presents a valuable case study in understanding the cascading processes from rockfall to debris flow in a high alpine, glacial to periglacial environment. This study aims (1) to characterise and better…

Assessing the effects of extensive bed material extraction on the granulometric and fluvial characteristics in a sub-Himalayan River in India

Koushik Saha; Sayak Sarkar; Antareep Nandy et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 4 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

The fluvial characteristics of Lower Balason river have been significantly altered by anthropogenic factors, involving urbanization, embankment construction, and extensive in-channel mining with an annual rate of 6.84 × 106 m3, which is much higher than all other channels of the European and…

Linking climate change, hydrological loading, and seismic activity in the Himalayas

Sukanta Malakar; Abhishek K. Rai; Arun K. Gupta et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 4 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

The Himalayas exhibit ongoing convergence and geodetic deformation driven primarily by tectonic forces. However, climate change and its associated secondary factors, including terrestrial water storage and atmospheric and non-tidal ocean loading, are some non-tectonic forces that may be influencing…

Land tenure systems and their contributions to impervious surfaces impact in African cities

Nana Yaw Danquah Twumasi; Zhenfeng Shao; Deren Li et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 4 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

The African continent has a complex land tenure system and a poor land administrative structure. In most African cities, the lack of administrative land tenure structures has negatively impacted land use management practices. This has resulted in informal settlement urbnisation, which carries the…

Decoding of long-term spatio-temporal precipitation dynamics over India: Insights from 115 years of meteorological data

Deepak Soni; Avinash Dass; Pramod Kamble et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 3 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

Understanding precipitation variability is crucial for assessing climate change impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, and water resources. This study examines the past 115 years of long-term rainfall data across 34 meteorological subdivisions in India using statistical techniques, including the…

Land use/land cover dynamics in an arid and semi-arid landscape: A 24-year analysis of Baringo County, Kenya (2000–2024)

Harison Kipkulei; Brian Rotich; Abdalrahman Ahmed et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 4 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

Assessing land use and land cover (LULC) changes in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) is essential for promoting environmental conservation, improving ecosystem functionality, and formulating sustainable land use plans. This study examined LULC changes in Baringo County, Kenya, over a 24-year period…

Hurricane Otis: Category 5 storm effects and cascading hazards in Acapulco Bay, Mexico

María Teresa Ramírez-Herrera; Oswaldo Coca; Krzysztof Gaidzik et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 3 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm, made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, on October 25, 2023, with sustained winds of 270 km/h and wind gusts up to 330 km/h. Its unprecedented rapid intensification, attributed to record-high sea surface temperatures, marked it as the strongest storm to hit the region…

Data-driven analysis of shallow landslide-to-stream connectivity

Anatolii Tsyplenkov; Hugh G. Smith; Harley Betts et al.

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 2 · 2025 · English · DOAJ

To improve freshwater quality and reduce sedimentation, detailed information on sediment delivery by rainfall-induced shallow landslides to stream channels is needed to better target mitigations. Data-driven landslide connectivity analysis can address this issue by identifying areas where future…

Extreme weather events and their socioeconomic impacts: A remote sensing-based analysis of flood damages

Zeeshan Zafar; Muhammad Zubair; Shah Fahd

Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, Vol. 1 · 2024 · English · DOAJ

Global warming is a primary cause of change in global climate patterns. Pakistan ranks among the eight nations that have been impacted by global warming. Pakistan is experiencing significant consequences due to the increasing frequency and intensity of floods. A recent flood in 2022 affected 33…