Deadly flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border and in the Grand Canyon
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Hossein Bonakdari (English & French)
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Bonakdari's research covers flooding, climate change, water-related hazards, risk assessment, resilient water infrastructure, hydrodynamics, and real-time infrastructure modelling.
“Behind the tragic numbers is a broader story of how climate-driven glacial retreat and geotechnical slope instability are increasingly interacting in the Himalayas, creating the conditions for cascading hazards in which failures of ice, rock and sediment can rapidly transform into devastating downstream floods.”
Di Wang (English only)
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Cold Region Roads, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Wang's research covers climate-resilient infrastructure, sustainable and durable pavement, and infrastructure operation.
“A warmer and wetter climate driven by global warming can intensify cascading hazards, including glacier instability, flash floods, debris flows and landslides. Urgently strengthening geological-hazard monitoring and early-warning systems, particularly in deep mountain canyons, is essential to reduce the risks to communities and critical infrastructure.”