A method for evaluating population and infrastructure exposed to natural hazards: tests and results for two recent Tonga tsunamis
Abstract Background Coastal communities are highly exposed to ocean- and -related hazards but often lack an accurate population and infrastructure database. On January 15, 2022 and for many days thereafter, the Kingdom of Tonga was cut off from the rest of the world by a destructive tsunami associat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-02-01
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Series: | Geoenvironmental Disasters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-023-00235-8 |