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Caltech receives $10 million to reduce the risks and costs of natural hazards

Source(s): California Institute of Technology
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The California Institute of Technology will launch a new Terrestrial Hazard Observation and Reporting Center (THOR) to reduce the risks and costs associated with natural hazards and the effects of global climate change including among others; earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, wildfires, and extreme weather events such as droughts.

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Hazards Drought Earthquake Landslide Tsunami Wildfire
Themes Climate change Economics of DRR
Country and region United States of America
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