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Hundreds of billions are spent on response and recovery, and less than 3% of this on natural defenses, which could reduce the damage of these disasters.
The Corps said late Monday that it would try to minimize the danger by reducing the maximum height of the lake by five feet starting in April.
It was a harrowing vision of the vulnerability of aging California dams — crews laboring feverishly to sandbag and drain the lower San Fernando Reservoir.
California’s wildfires will increase the risk of mudslides, as heat from fires makes the top soil layer less permeable. Those living near mountains are most at risk.
The Maria fire, whipped by Santa Ana winds, burned 9,400 acres. The search for a cause draws attention to Edison power lines, re-energized just before the fire began.
National Weather Service issued a rare “extreme red flag warning” for Southern California through Thursday evening, saying winds could top 80 mph and be the strongest in more than a decade.
Scientists citing new research say an earthquake fault along the LA coast, thought to be dormant, is active and could cause a 6.4 magnitude earthquake if it ruptures.
According to Abraar Karan, a global health doctor, Ebola's dangers don't only lie in the disease itself, but also in the socioeconomic conditions of the places affected.
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