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Displaying 8 of about 8 results… 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 …
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… Houses with small openings to control exposure to extreme heat and wind Plains, tropical and humid Traditional … small windows and wooden shutters. Large windows lead to heat loss. Technologies (new buildings): Reconstruction …
… percent of the seedlings planted survived the dry season heat and lahar flow in 1992. There were 48 farmers' …
This document presents the experience and lessons learned from the implementation of the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP) housing program carried out by the Asian Development Bank in Indonesia.
On 7 April 2005, the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Projec…
… were already at critical levels before this year’s new wave of rains and flooding. About the Damage and Needs … Due to the cut off from supply of contraceptives, a wave of unwanted pregnancies with all the ensuing …
In the month of May 2016, parts of Sri Lanka were hit by the heaviest recorded rainfall in more than 18 years, which caused severe floods in 24 districts and also horrific landslides, one of which was the worst recorded in our country. The floods and landslides resulted in the loss of at least 93 lives and affected almost half a million people. The disa…
… capital, Zagreb. Croatia also experiences both extreme heat and extreme cold. In Croatia’s mountainous regions, …