Natural Hazards of the Arabian Peninsula: Their Causes and Possible Remediation

Kumar, Arun

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28845-6_12

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“…Moreover, climate change is likely to be the most dangerous threat to regional biodiversity [15]. Moreover, the Arab region, and particularly the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the most vulnerable areas to the potential threats listed under the dry-land ecosystems [16].…”

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Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Almazroui

2019

Advances in Meteorology

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This paper examined the temperature changes from the COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) over the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) domain called CORDEX-MENA. The focus is on the Arabian Peninsula in the 21st century, using data from three Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) models downscaled by RegCM4, a regional climate model. The analysis includes surface observations along with RegCM4 simulations and changes in threshold based on extreme temperature at the end of the 21st century relative to the base period (1971–2000). Irrespective of the driving CMIP5 models, the RegCM4 simulations show enhanced future temperature changes for RCP8.5 as compared to RCP4.5. The Arabian Peninsula will warm at a faster rate (0.83°C per decade) as compared to the entire domain (0.79°C per decade) for RCP8.5 during the period 2071–2100. Moreover, the number of hot days (Tmax ≥ 50°C) (cold nights: Tmin ≤ 5°C) will increase (decrease) faster in the Arabian Peninsula as compared to the entire domain. This increase (decrease) of hot days (cold nights) will be more prominent in the far future (2071–2100) as compared to the near future (2021–2050) period. Moreover, the future changes in temperature over the main cities in Saudi Arabia are also projected. The RegCM4-based temperature simulation data from two suitable CMIP5 models are recommended as a useful database for further climate-change-related studies.

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Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Almazroui

2019

Advances in Meteorology

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“…Moreover, the dust aerosols as a type of air quality component are also highly vulnerable to changes in climate [77,78]. Being covered mostly by drylands, the MENA region is frequently threatened by dust storms, causing massive damages to people, agriculture, and economy [79]. The increase in temperatures and evapotranspiration, change in precipitation regime, intensification or change in frequencies of extreme events can directly trigger or enhance the desertification processes [39].…”

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Urban Health Related Air Quality Indicators over the Middle East and North Africa Countries Using Multiple Satellites and AERONET Data

El-Nadry

Awad

et al. 2019

Remote Sensing

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Air pollution is reported as one of the most severe environmental problems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Remotely sensed data from newly available TROPOMI - TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument on board Sentinel-5 Precursor, shows an annual mean of high-resolution maps of selected air quality indicators (NO2, CO, O3, and UVAI) of the MENA countries for the first time. The correlation analysis among the aforementioned indicators show the coherency of the air pollutants in urban areas. Multi-year data from the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations from nine MENA countries are utilized here to study the aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) with other available observations. Additionally, a total of 65 different machine learning models of four categories, namely: linear regression, ensemble, decision tree, and deep neural network (DNN), were built from multiple data sources (MODIS, MISR, OMI, and MERRA-2) to predict the best usable AOD product as compared to AERONET data. DNN validates well against AERONET data and proves to be the best model to generate optimized aerosol products when the ground observations are insufficient. This approach can improve the knowledge of air pollutant variability and intensity in the MENA region for decision makers to operate proper mitigation strategies.

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“…From southern Yemen to North Turkey these harrats occupy an area of about 180,000 km 2 . Well-defined Arabian Peninsula volcanic eruptions are as follows: near Dhamar in the north of Yemen (1937) and Red Sea Island (Kumar, 2013). Kumar (2013) presented the most detailed and knowledge on volcanoes of the Red Sea.…”

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Overview Of Slope Stability, Earthquakes, Flash Floods And Expansive Soil Hazards In The Republic Of Yemen

Zaid¹,

Jamaluddin²,

Arifin³

2021

BGSM

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Yemen has harsh natural conditions that increase certain geological processes more than other regions, leading to a variety of geological hazards. Yemen’s typical topography is distinguished by coastal plains of the Red Sea and cliff foothillls, followed by mountains of the Arabian Shield. These types of geological hazards can be classified into slope stability, earthquakes, flash floods and expansive soils. The current literature review presents a description backed with examples of the certain geological hazards in Yemen. The obtained results indicate that further consideration and thought are highly required for semi-arid regions. National and foreign organizations have to collaborate together with other individuals to maintain the adjusted environmental system and reduce the potential geological hazards. Therefore, mitigation measures should be implemented to avoid and minimize these geological hazards.

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Natural Hazards of the Arabian Peninsula: Their Causes and Possible Remediation

Cited by 18 publications

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Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Urban Health Related Air Quality Indicators over the Middle East and North Africa Countries Using Multiple Satellites and AERONET Data

Overview Of Slope Stability, Earthquakes, Flash Floods And Expansive Soil Hazards In The Republic Of Yemen

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Natural Hazards of the Arabian Peninsula: Their Causes and Possible Remediation

Cited by 18 publications

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Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Urban Health Related Air Quality Indicators over the Middle East and North Africa Countries Using Multiple Satellites and AERONET Data

Overview Of Slope Stability, Earthquakes, Flash Floods And Expansive Soil Hazards In The Republic Of Yemen

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Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula

Temperature Changes over the CORDEX-MENA Domain in the 21^st Century Using CMIP5 Data Downscaled with RegCM4: A Focus on the Arabian Peninsula