Physical and societal statistics for a century of snow-avalanche hazards on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (1910-2010)
The analysis of historical avalanche data is important when developing accurate hazard maps. The record of snow-avalanche disasters on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands is incomplete, due to the historical division into periods of Japanese and Russian rule. Here we combine and analyze data from Japanes...
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ftcemoa:oai:irsteadoc.irstea.fr:PUB00043708 2023-05-15T16:48:12+02:00 Physical and societal statistics for a century of snow-avalanche hazards on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (1910-2010) Podolskiy, E.A. Izumi, K. Suchkov, V.E. Eckert, N. IRSTEA GRENOBLE UR ETGR FRA NIIGATA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER RECOVERY JPN SAKHALIN HIDROMETEOROL SERVICE YUZHNO SAKHALINSK RUS RUSSIE JAPON 2014 application/pdf https://irsteadoc.irstea.fr/cemoa/PUB00043708 Anglais eng http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2014JoG13J143 https://irsteadoc.irstea.fr/cemoa/PUB00043708 Date de dépôt: 2015-02-16 - Tous les documents et informations contenus dans la base CemOA Publications sont protégés en vertu du droit de propriété intellectuelle, en particulier par le droit d'auteur. La personne consultant la base CemOA Publications peut visualiser, reproduire, ou stocker des copies des publications, à condition que l'information soit seulement pour son usage personnel et non commercial. L'utilisation des travaux universitaires est soumise à autorisation préalable de leurs auteurs. Toute information relative au signalement d'une publication contenue dans CemOA Publications doit inclure la citation bibliographique usuelle : Nom du ou des auteurs, titre et source du document, date et URL de la notice (dc_identifier). 39431 HISTORIQUE AVALANCHE STATISTIQUE AVALANCHES HISTORY STATISTICS Article de revue scientifique à comité de lecture 2014 ftcemoa https://doi.org/10.3189/2014JoG13J143 2021-06-29T10:54:37Z The analysis of historical avalanche data is important when developing accurate hazard maps. The record of snow-avalanche disasters on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands is incomplete, due to the historical division into periods of Japanese and Russian rule. Here we combine and analyze data from Japanese and Russian sources to reconstruct a continuous record of avalanche catastrophes in the region from 1910 to 2010. Despite the relatively small scale of the majority of catastrophic avalanches, with a total vertical drop 238 injuries have occurred in 275 incidents over a 100 year period (two-thirds of those killed were Japanese). This death toll is higher than that in Canada, New Zealand or Iceland, or non-recreational fatalities in France. A wave of avalanche disasters (1930s-60s) following intense colonization of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands is evident. Although this 'wave' could be considered a local issue of the past, many presently developing countries may face similar situations. The fatality rate has decreased over time, due to social factors, and differs from that of any other region, in its absence of deaths through recreational activities. Although in recent years the fatality rate is lower than that of Iceland or the USA, the per capita avalanche casualty rate on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands remains among the highest in the world. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Sakhalin Irstea Publications et Bases documentaires (Irstea@doc/CemOA) Canada New Zealand Journal of Glaciology 60 221 409 430 |
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The analysis of historical avalanche data is important when developing accurate hazard maps. The record of snow-avalanche disasters on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands is incomplete, due to the historical division into periods of Japanese and Russian rule. Here we combine and analyze data from Japanese and Russian sources to reconstruct a continuous record of avalanche catastrophes in the region from 1910 to 2010. Despite the relatively small scale of the majority of catastrophic avalanches, with a total vertical drop 238 injuries have occurred in 275 incidents over a 100 year period (two-thirds of those killed were Japanese). This death toll is higher than that in Canada, New Zealand or Iceland, or non-recreational fatalities in France. A wave of avalanche disasters (1930s-60s) following intense colonization of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands is evident. Although this 'wave' could be considered a local issue of the past, many presently developing countries may face similar situations. The fatality rate has decreased over time, due to social factors, and differs from that of any other region, in its absence of deaths through recreational activities. Although in recent years the fatality rate is lower than that of Iceland or the USA, the per capita avalanche casualty rate on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands remains among the highest in the world. |
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IRSTEA GRENOBLE UR ETGR FRA NIIGATA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER RECOVERY JPN SAKHALIN HIDROMETEOROL SERVICE YUZHNO SAKHALINSK RUS |
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Physical and societal statistics for a century of snow-avalanche hazards on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (1910-2010) |
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Date de dépôt: 2015-02-16 - Tous les documents et informations contenus dans la base CemOA Publications sont protégés en vertu du droit de propriété intellectuelle, en particulier par le droit d'auteur. La personne consultant la base CemOA Publications peut visualiser, reproduire, ou stocker des copies des publications, à condition que l'information soit seulement pour son usage personnel et non commercial. L'utilisation des travaux universitaires est soumise à autorisation préalable de leurs auteurs. Toute information relative au signalement d'une publication contenue dans CemOA Publications doit inclure la citation bibliographique usuelle : Nom du ou des auteurs, titre et source du document, date et URL de la notice (dc_identifier). |
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