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03 Dec 2025
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03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript. 
30 Jan 2026
Multiscale modeling for coastal cities: addressing climate change impacts on flood events at urban-scale
Michele Bendoni, Francesca Caparrini, Andrea Cucco, Stefano Taddei, Iulia Anton, Roberta Paranunzio, Rossella Mocali, Massimo Perna, Michele Sacco, Giovanni Vitale, Manuela Corongiu, Alberto Ortolani, Salem Gharbia, and Carlo Brandini
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 709–731, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-709-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-709-2026, 2026
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Kieran P. Fitzmaurice, Helena M. Garcia, Antonia Sebastian, Hope Thomson, Harrison B. Zeff, and Gregory W. Characklis
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 675–701, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-675-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-675-2026, 2026
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29 Jan 2026
Tsunamigenic potential of unstable masses in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, Campi Flegrei, Italy
Filippo Zaniboni, Luigi Sabino, Cesare Angeli, Martina Zanetti, and Alberto Armigliato
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 631–649, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-631-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-631-2026, 2026
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30 Jan 2026
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Kieran P. Fitzmaurice, Helena M. Garcia, Antonia Sebastian, Hope Thomson, Harrison B. Zeff, and Gregory W. Characklis
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 675–701, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-675-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-675-2026, 2026
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The first Earthquake Early Warning System for the high-speed railway in Italy: enhancing rapidness and operational efficiency during seismic events
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Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 299–314, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-299-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-299-2026, 2026
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