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Urgent support needed for storm-surge warning

WMO stresses the urgent need for improving coordinated storm-surge advisory systems in the Gulf of Bengal and other parts of the world that at are risk of tropical cyclones...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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India: managing disaster

With the number of disasters that take place in India’s neighbouring countries, there is a great need for contingency planning on India’s part...
Economic Times, the
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WWF: Environmental protection vital to reducing natural disaster impact:

Environmental degradation is a key factor turning extreme weather events into natural disasters, a new WWF report has found....
World Wide Fund For Nature
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Intact mangroves could have reduced Nargis damage

Destruction of mangroves has exposed coastal communities to cyclone....
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
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China's quake: why did so many schools collapse?

Earthquake experts say the collapsed schools may be a sign of poor construction despite adequate building codes....
Christian Science Monitor
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China: Schools reopen, admitting students from quake areas

A Chengdu city government official said schools were allowed to resume classes after building inspections were carried out....
China Daily
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Earthquake in China highlights the vulnerability of schools in many countries

Loss of life could have been significantly reduced using known methods for designing or retrofitting structures...
New York Times, the
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Massive China tremor made waves around the world

Despite the history of quakes in the region, many of the buildings, which included at least eight schools, had not been reinforced....
Canada.com

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