Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches

Abstract Land subsidence (LS) and collapsed pipes (CP) pose environmental and socio-economic threats in arid and semi-arid regions. This study assesses the effect of climate change to address these problems in Khorasan-Razavi province, Iran. Thus, we mapped soil landforms susceptible to LS and CP ba...

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Main Authors: Narges Kariminejad, Atiyeh Amindin, Adel Sepehr, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03176-4
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description Abstract Land subsidence (LS) and collapsed pipes (CP) pose environmental and socio-economic threats in arid and semi-arid regions. This study assesses the effect of climate change to address these problems in Khorasan-Razavi province, Iran. Thus, we mapped soil landforms susceptible to LS and CP based on climatic, geolocic, topoghraphic, hydrologic and edaphic variables using an ensemble forecasting approach. Additionally, we predicted the future susceptibility of CP and LS based on two future emission scenario pathways (SSP 5-8.5 and SSP 1-2.6), in 2030, 2050, 2070, and 2090. The assessment showed that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) indicated that the ensemble model accurately predicted the distribution of CP and LS (AUC > 0.8). Slope and clay content proved to be the most important factors affecting CP, whereas distance from faults and precipitation seasonality played more roles in LS susceptibility. The classification results indicated varying susceptibility levels to CP and LS in Khorasan-Razavi province, with approximately 31.58% categorized as low and 15.24% as very high LS susceptibility, while 42.71% were in the low CP susceptibility class. Overall, 57.16% of the area is safe from both hazards; however, 6.16% is vulnerable to both hazards, with more than 35% at risk for at least one hazard. Future prediction models suggest that up to approximately 4% of the area will consist susceptible to both hazards under both scenario emissions and less than 1% of the study area will reduce susceptibility for both studied hazards in future. The majority of regions that remain susceptible are in the southern province. These results guide for soil management to protect soil and water from the effects of humans and climate alternation in poor areas worldwide.
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spelling doaj-art-6e48c85ffe6948dab1c5569f6d3e0f862025-08-20T02:03:30ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111410.1038/s41598-025-03176-4Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approachesNarges Kariminejad0Atiyeh Amindin1Adel Sepehr2Hamid Reza Pourghasemi3Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Agriculture, Shiraz UniversityDepartment of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz UniversityDepartment of Environment, Tourism, Science, and Innovation (DETSI), Queensland GovernmentDepartment of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz UniversityAbstract Land subsidence (LS) and collapsed pipes (CP) pose environmental and socio-economic threats in arid and semi-arid regions. This study assesses the effect of climate change to address these problems in Khorasan-Razavi province, Iran. Thus, we mapped soil landforms susceptible to LS and CP based on climatic, geolocic, topoghraphic, hydrologic and edaphic variables using an ensemble forecasting approach. Additionally, we predicted the future susceptibility of CP and LS based on two future emission scenario pathways (SSP 5-8.5 and SSP 1-2.6), in 2030, 2050, 2070, and 2090. The assessment showed that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) indicated that the ensemble model accurately predicted the distribution of CP and LS (AUC > 0.8). Slope and clay content proved to be the most important factors affecting CP, whereas distance from faults and precipitation seasonality played more roles in LS susceptibility. The classification results indicated varying susceptibility levels to CP and LS in Khorasan-Razavi province, with approximately 31.58% categorized as low and 15.24% as very high LS susceptibility, while 42.71% were in the low CP susceptibility class. Overall, 57.16% of the area is safe from both hazards; however, 6.16% is vulnerable to both hazards, with more than 35% at risk for at least one hazard. Future prediction models suggest that up to approximately 4% of the area will consist susceptible to both hazards under both scenario emissions and less than 1% of the study area will reduce susceptibility for both studied hazards in future. The majority of regions that remain susceptible are in the southern province. These results guide for soil management to protect soil and water from the effects of humans and climate alternation in poor areas worldwide.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03176-4Natural hazardsLand subsidenceCollapsed pipeClimate changeEnsemble model
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Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
Scientific Reports
Natural hazards
Land subsidence
Collapsed pipe
Climate change
Ensemble model
title Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
title_full Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
title_fullStr Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
title_full_unstemmed Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
title_short Projecting the effect of climate change on multiple Geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
title_sort projecting the effect of climate change on multiple geomorphological hazard using machine learning data driven approaches
topic Natural hazards
Land subsidence
Collapsed pipe
Climate change
Ensemble model
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03176-4
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