Pre-disposed tectonic subsidence controls flood hazards and unplanned urbanisation dominates the flood disasters in the Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin, NW Himalayas

The Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin of NW Himalaya, India, is prone to various geological and climatic hazards routinely connected to the climatic and structural setting of the Himalayan intermontane basins. The topographic expression of the basin is a direct consequence of the active plate tecto...

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Main Authors: Afroz Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Gazali Rachman, Rajesh Kumar, Anushka Vashistha, Ajay Dashora, Muhsana Mahoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Quaternary Science Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266603342400011X