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Displaying 9 of about 9 results… and marine wetlands, work together to attenuate wave action and storm energy, providing the first line of … improved air and water quality, reduction of urban heat islands, and improvements to stormwater management. … water purification, stormwater management, reduction of heat islands, exposure to microbiota, and provisioning …
… tsunami would have traveled, with on shore wave amplitudes significantly higher than would be expected … to an earthquake-generated tsunami9. A 1.2 m high tsunami wave was observed at Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu … broken the surface and afterwards was eroded away by wave action. It is south of Late Island and southwest of …
… ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux. (BAL 19 Construction Requirements) • BAL 29: … ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux. (BAL 29 Construction Requirements) 18Strengthening … ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux and with the increased likelihood of exposure to …
… and associated � ooding, intense drought and extreme heat waves (IPCC, 2021) but also by compounding, cascading …
… following the flow of a valley or river. Apart from the heat that can burn anything in its path, its mass also has …
… percent of the seedlings planted survived the dry season heat and lahar flow in 1992. There were 48 farmers' …
… of the population and mitigate the risks of a second wave of infection by focusing on essential health services, …
… storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, …
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the preparation of a comprehensive Recovery Action Plan (RAP). The RAP evaluates methods for controlling the sedimentation within eight river basins and the higher risk of flooding due to sediment-clogged drainage channels resulting from th…