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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: T.N. Gavrilyeva, J. Eichelberger, Y.E. Kontar, V.V. Filippova, A.N. Savinova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Arctic
Yukon
lena river
Yakutia
Yukon river
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/10611991.2019.1863689
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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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