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Large-scale assessment of avalanche and debris flow hazards in the Sakhalin region, Russian Federation

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We explore the challenges of avalanche and debris flow hazard assessment for urban areas exposed in the Sakhalin region. Avalanches are a threat to more than 60 settlements in the region and debris flows to more than 30. Data are provided for avalanche and debris flow events that occurred in the Sakhalin region between 1928 and 2015. In this paper, the method for the design of hazard maps for snow avalanches and debris flows is described, providing the starting point for any planning constraints in general settlement planning schemes. These maps further allow conducting an assessment of avalanche and debris flow risk within a short time period for a larger territory and at minimum cost.

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The authors kindly would like to express their sincere thanks to the director of Sakhalin Department of Far East Geological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science, N.A. Kazakov Ph.D, for approval. Furthermore, the authors acknowledge the insightful comments of the referees on an earlier version of this manuscript. The authors greatly appreciate the support by Dr. S. Fuchs.

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  1. Sakhalin Department of Far East Geological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Gorkogo st., 25, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

    Ekaterina Kazakova, V. Lobkina, Yu. Gensiorovskiy & S. Zhiruev

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Kazakova, E., Lobkina, V., Gensiorovskiy, Y. et al. Large-scale assessment of avalanche and debris flow hazards in the Sakhalin region, Russian Federation. Nat Hazards 88 (Suppl 1), 237–251 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2431-9

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