The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China

The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China

This Express Letter gives a brief report of the devastating floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, NW China, which occurred after colossal rainstorms on 26 July 2017. Here, we discuss the disaster and rescue measures, compare them to a set of 149 major rainstorms in Yulin City from 1971 to 2016, an...

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Main Authors: Yanfei He, Siyue He, Zhao Hu, Yiwen Qin, Yuanhang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Subjects:
Devastating floods
Yulin city
colossal rainstorms
rescue measures
circulation characteristics index
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2017.1407369
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spelling doaj-ca629abe303c46debe01f8e6b556654a2020-11-25T01:36:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk1947-57051947-57132018-01-0191707810.1080/19475705.2017.14073691407369The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, ChinaYanfei He0Siyue He1Zhao Hu2Yiwen Qin3Yuanhang Zhang4Chang'an UniversityChang'an UniversityChang'an UniversityChang'an UniversityChang'an UniversityThis Express Letter gives a brief report of the devastating floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, NW China, which occurred after colossal rainstorms on 26 July 2017. Here, we discuss the disaster and rescue measures, compare them to a set of 149 major rainstorms in Yulin City from 1971 to 2016, and then analyze the correlation coefficients between the rainstorms and the Circulation Characteristics Index. The results show annual increases in the economic losses caused by flood disasters. In addition, the Western Pacific Subtropical High and the Northeast Cold Air are related to precipitation and floods in Yulin City from July to August, so they are important keys to predict future flood disasters in the region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2017.1407369Devastating floodsYulin citycolossal rainstormsrescue measurescirculation characteristics index
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author Yanfei He
Siyue He
Zhao Hu
Yiwen Qin
Yuanhang Zhang
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Siyue He
Zhao Hu
Yiwen Qin
Yuanhang Zhang
The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China
Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Devastating floods
Yulin city
colossal rainstorms
rescue measures
circulation characteristics index
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Siyue He
Zhao Hu
Yiwen Qin
Yuanhang Zhang
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title The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China
title_short The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China
title_full The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China
title_fullStr The devastating 26 July 2017 floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, China
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series Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
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1947-5713
publishDate 2018-01-01
description This Express Letter gives a brief report of the devastating floods in Yulin City, Northern Shaanxi, NW China, which occurred after colossal rainstorms on 26 July 2017. Here, we discuss the disaster and rescue measures, compare them to a set of 149 major rainstorms in Yulin City from 1971 to 2016, and then analyze the correlation coefficients between the rainstorms and the Circulation Characteristics Index. The results show annual increases in the economic losses caused by flood disasters. In addition, the Western Pacific Subtropical High and the Northeast Cold Air are related to precipitation and floods in Yulin City from July to August, so they are important keys to predict future flood disasters in the region.
topic Devastating floods
Yulin city
colossal rainstorms
rescue measures
circulation characteristics index
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2017.1407369
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