Natural Hazards

NDC gathers infor for disaster preparedness
Solomon Star
... greatly to the understanding of the risks communities in the Solomon Islands are facing from natural hazards, such as cyclones, tsunami and earthquakes. ...

Japan donates 27465 T wheat to Bangladesh
Reuters India
"We hope this Japanese contribution will help to improve household- and community-based infrastructure, minimising the negative impact of natural hazards", ...

Aftershocks: Psuedo-Tsunamis and Food Insecurity in Hawai'i
Huffington Post (blog)
... dependent not only on a volatile global market, but on a limited number of commercial crops and varieties that are highly vulnerable to natural hazards. ...

EDITORIAL: Civic education could avert fatal disasters
The Observer
... setting up temporary resettlement camps to introducing the factor of vulnerability to natural hazards into the decision making process at all levels. ...

President approves disaster delectation
Williamson Daily News
... governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards. ...

How they voted in Washington
Gary Post Tribune
HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDING: The House approved the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act (HR 3820) to reauthorize programs that would help prevent and limit ...

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Aglines roundup
Grand Island Independent
"Millions of Americans live in areas of the country prone to earthquakes, severe storms, wildfires, and other natural disasters. The Natural Hazards Risk ...

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Preparing for the 'big shake'
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines--No one can control natural hazards like earthquakes. But a well-planned seismic retrofitting—the modification of existing structures to ...

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Wu highlights disaster mitigation efforts
The Daily Astorian
David Wu is celebrating the passage of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010, a bipartisan bill designed to help communities lessen the impact of ...

AGEF holds disaster awareness training in Iraqi Kurdistan region
PreventionWeb (press release)
However, the project is most of all designed to sensitize the population for natural hazards, with regard to both, early warning and responsiveness in the ...

Boston Globe
Earthquake in Chile Shortened Day, Shifted Axis, NASA Says
eWeek
Seven Argentine space agency-sponsored instruments will provide environmental data for a wide range of applications, including natural hazards, ...
Temblor Tilts Earth by InchesWall Street Journal
Chilean quake shifts Earth's axis, shortens daysThe Money Times

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FEMA Flood Meeting in Minot | Video
KFYR-TV
"We want people to have all the information they can to make a good decision," Natural Hazards Specialist Barb Fitzpatrick says. ...

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Reports from Vrije University Amsterdam advance knowledge in earth science
Insurance News Net (press release)
As a consequence, economic losses caused by natural catastrophes could increase significantly," scientists writing in the journal Natural Hazards report. ...

House passes severe weather bill
Sidelines Online (subscription)
By Staff Report The US House of Representatives passed Tuesday the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act in an effort to strengthen protections against ...

Canadian natural disasters and resultant damages triple in two decades: ICLR ...
Canadian Underwriter
"Canada has had a fair share of natural disasters," says the 223-page report, Canadians at risk: Our exposure to natural hazards. "Between 1983 and 1987, ...

Wired News
Pentagon Seeks Robo-EMS to Rescue Wounded Warriors
Wired News
... marshes or ice, and even through “enemy fire or IEDs, contamination from weapons of mass destruction, or any of numerous natural hazards. ...

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PreventionWeb (press release)
GFDRR: 'Invest in preparedness and prevention'
PreventionWeb (press release)
... programme manager for the UN-affiliated Global Facility for Disaster Reduction & Recovery on disaster, on preparedness for natural hazards and disaster ...

Boston Globe
Chilean quake shifts Earth's axis, shortens days
The Money Times
"This is an esoteric effect that physics says has to happen," stated David Kerridge, head of natural hazards at British Geological Survey. ...
Temblor Tilts Earth by InchesWall Street Journal

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