Flood Hazard Detection in Data-Scarce Regions: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid River in Northeastern Morocco

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 212, 2026 1^st International Conference on Environment, Energy, and Materials for Sustainable Development (IC2EM-SDT’25)


Article Number		01010
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621201010
Published online		23 January 2026

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