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Displaying 45 of about 68 results… that generates tsunamis will enable us to estimate the wave height and area to be impacted by tsunamis that may be … of mankind. “All the natural barriers that acted as wave breakers, such as mangrove forests, coral reefs and sand … Ryabinin concluded with a quote from the movie called The Wave: “It has happened before. It will happen again.” …
… decades are demonstrative of the impact sea level rise, wave action, and coastal flooding has had on the atoll … atolls in the Marshall Islands can expect to be hit by wave-driven floods, with high probability of making … mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding. Science Advances, Vol 4, No. 4. The …
… to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also … flooding, landslides, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Figure 3: GAIN … further maintenance and upkeep to stay operational.112 Heat waves Thailand regularly experiences high maximum …
… in- cluding through mitigation of storm surge and wave energy, erosion reduction, sed- iment capture, food … marsh restoration paired with dykes, which combine the wave attenuation and flood control properties of natural … habitat for marine life while providing a buf- fer against wave damage, flooding and erosion. Conceived as part of the …
… to disasters. During the 2022 summer of unprecedented heat and fires across Europe, the European protection … to disasters. During the 2022 summer of unprecedented heat and fires across Europe, the European protection …
… of COVID-19 in a specific period in time during the 1st wave (the journey of the old city from a zone of concern due … of this happened through crowd- sourcing during the 2nd wave of COVID-19). This is particularly important – for long …
… Data Day and Open Government Week. A new vision. A new wave? The new vision of open government in Catalonia is for … three events offer us a context overview of the current wave of digitalisation and can guide us in grasping how … their use, reflected in what can be called a “deliberative wave” that has been building since the 1980s, and gaining …
… strengthen cross- sectoral cooperation. During the Delta wave in Myanmar in mid-2021, the Singapore Red Cross sent …
… people in need. So, where do we go from here? The current wave of enthusiasm for these approaches is great, but now is …
This contributing paper examines the need to create new governing systems at the local level that allow actors and institutions to simultaneously manage the interplays of single and multi-hazards, multi-temporal, multiple dimensions of vulnerabilities, poverty reduction, unplanned urbanisation, environmental degradation and other residual risks. Th…
… against external radiation, prevention of damage caused by heat, prevention of criticality), the risks arising from the … of the package(s), including the containment, shielding, heat dissipation and criticality safety, as applicable. The … to cool if they have been involved in a fire or if the heat dissipation system is damaged; (d) Recovering dispersed …
… on earth up to that point in 2022. These extremes of heat take on special urgency in the mountains, where spiking … on earth up to that point in 2022. These extremes of heat take on special urgency in the mountains, where spiking …
… risk of flooding and other weather-related hazards such heat waves, hailstorms, and frost (CIAT and World Bank 2018). … risk of flooding and other weather-related hazards such heat waves, hailstorms, and frost (CIAT and World Bank 2018). …
… floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hail, snowstorms, and … (607) between 2015 and 2021. Snake bites, cold and heat waves, road accidents are other major disasters …
… water consumption combined with more frequent droughts and heat events will increase water demand and put additional … Increasing GHG concentrations lead to an accumulation of heat in the climate system, much of which is stored in the … ocean warming rate has strongly increased, and the ocean heat content in 2021 was the highest on record. Ocean warming …