Arctic Floods: Impacts on the Lives of Local Communities in Russia and the United States
The original study of the impact of floods and other natural disasters on northern communities is based on a study of Edeysky (Yakutia, Russia) and the city of Galena (Alaska, United States), which were affected by the large-scale flooding of the Lena River and Yukon River in May 2013. The article d...
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/10611991.2019.1863689 |
Summary: | The original study of the impact of floods and other natural disasters on northern communities is based on a study of Edeysky (Yakutia, Russia) and the city of Galena (Alaska, United States), which were affected by the large-scale flooding of the Lena River and Yukon River in May 2013. The article describes the results of a comparative analysis of the two national disaster response systems, and assesses the damage caused by flooding in the two regions and settlements. |
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