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Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...
Landslide Risk Prediction using Deep Learning Landslides are a recurring and deadly hazard in regions like Uttarakhand, Mizoram, and other vulnerable areas. This project applies deep learning ...
In response to public feedback, the landslide hazard maps are now more generic in the draft — without severity ratings.
Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggests new ways to forecast evolving hazards in ...
When an extreme weather event occurs, the probability or risk of other events can often increase, leading to what researchers ...
Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 83 to repeal the state's controversial wildfire hazard maps. The bill now heads to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's desk for signature.
Under a state law passed in 2023, insurers cannot use a wildfire hazard map produced by a state agency to cancel or decline to renew a homeowner insurance policy, or to increase premiums.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...
The two maps showing wildfire hazard levels and the wildland-urban interface were released by the Oregon Department of Forestry and developed by Oregon State University scientists. Under a state ...