Aging dams, political instability, poor human decisions and climate change: recipe for human disaster
Shirzaei, Manoochehr, Vahedifard, Farshid, Sadhasivam, Nitheshnirmal, Ohenhen, Leonard, Dasho, Oluwaseyi, Tiwari, Ashutosh, Werth, Susanna, Azhar, Mohammed, Zhao, Yunxia, Nicholls, Robert J. and AghaKouchak, Amir., (2025). Aging dams, political instability, poor human decisions and climate change: recipe for human disaster. npj Natural Hazards, 2(5), 1-8
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Sub-type Journal article Author Shirzaei, Manoochehr
Vahedifard, Farshid
Sadhasivam, Nitheshnirmal
Ohenhen, Leonard
Dasho, Oluwaseyi
Tiwari, Ashutosh
Werth, Susanna
Azhar, Mohammed
Zhao, Yunxia
Nicholls, Robert J.
AghaKouchak, Amir.Title Aging dams, political instability, poor human decisions and climate change: recipe for human disaster Appearing in npj Natural Hazards Volume 2 Issue No. 5 Publication Date 2025-01-16 Place of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Springer Nature Start page 1 End page 8 Language eng Abstract In Derna, Libya, a record-breaking storm and subsequent dam failures on September 10, 2023, caused over 11,000 deaths. Analyzing satellite data from 2016–2023, we found 1.8 mm/yr of differential settlement in dams contributed to their failure, and flooding damaged ~8570 buildings. We argue that the interplay of aging infrastructure, political instability, climate change, and human decisions drove this disaster, stressing the need for a holistic ‘healthcare’ management approach to prevent future catastrophes. Copyright Holder Springer Nature Copyright Year 2025 Copyright type Creative commons DOI 10.1038/s44304-024-00056-1 -
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