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20 Aug 2026
In memory of Paola Reichenbach
It is with great sadness to let you know that our long-standing colleague and friend Paola Reichenbach passed away on 17 August 2026. Please read more. 
20 Aug 2026
In memory of Paola Reichenbach
It is with great sadness to let you know that our long-standing colleague and friend Paola Reichenbach passed away on 17 August 2026. Please read more.
07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
31 Aug 2026
Key parameters to improve prediction of the drift and resurfacing of human bodies following drowning in rivers
Clément Delhez, Philippe Boxho, Werner Jacobs, Sébastien Erpicum, Michel Pirotton, Pierre Archambeau, and Benjamin Dewals
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5071,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5071, 2026
Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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31 Aug 2026
MAROR: a multipoint autoregressive network for forcing-driven, uncertainty-calibrated reconstruction of hourly coastal sea level from 1940 to the present
Angel Amores, Roberto Alcaraz, Marta Marcos, Philip Thompson, Ariadna Martín, and Thomas Wahl
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5073,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5073, 2026
Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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27 Aug 2026
Rapid landslide mapping during the 2023 Emilia-Romagna disaster: assessing automated approaches with limited training data
Nicola Dal Seno, Giuseppe Ciccarese, Davide Evangelista, Elena Loli Piccolomini, Alessandro Corsini, and Matteo Berti
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 4101–4129, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4101-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4101-2026, 2026
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10 Jun 2026
The Pluvial Flood Index (PFI): a new instrument for evaluating flash flood hazards and facilitating real-time warning
Markus Weiler, Julia Krumm, Ingo Haag, Hannes Leistert, Max Schmit, Andreas Steinbrich, and Andreas Hänsler
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 2673–2689, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-2673-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-2673-2026, 2026
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