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Displaying 15 of about 71 results… process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) … process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, …
… A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for … preventable and unacceptable disaster'. … A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for …
… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
… of climate extremes: A case study for the Russian heat wave and Pakistan flood in summer 2010 • Hybrid GPS-Seismic … of climate extremes: A case study for the Russian heat wave and Pakistan flood in summer 2010 • Hybrid …
… that are generated when an earthquake occurs. The first wave, the 'P' wave, is a very fast moving non-damaging compression wave. The second wave is the 'S' wave or shear wave and it is …
… occurs it produces two types of seismic waves, P-wave and S-wave. P-wave travels much faster than S-wave. But, the latter causes …
… NASA and European radar satellites captured at least two wave fronts that day. The fronts merged to form a single, double-high wave far out at sea. This wave was capable of traveling long distances without losing …
… could shake for up to six minutes—it could unleash a wave “on the order of 90 feet,” Goldfinger told me. But how would we know this wave is coming? Most of the U.S. early-warning sensors sit … the coastline and that array of tsunami sensors. So any wave would have to travel out to sea before it could be …
… California and Japan to better recognize the energy wave and differentiate it from other waves that may trigger a … this better distinguishes what an earthquake-related wave is: in the study the accuracy was over 99% as to what … California and Japan to better recognize the energy wave and differentiate it from other waves that may trigger a …
… tsunami readiness during the simulation exercise, Caribe Wave/Lantex 2015, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25. The … DDM at 468-4200 for registration and guidelines. Caribe Wave/Lantex 2015 is sponsored by the United States National … tsunami readiness during the simulation exercise, Caribe Wave/Lantex 2015, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25. The …
… - Waves head up the inlet and reach Port Alberni with a wave height of up to 20m 8:40am - Waves travel through Juan … the areas that may be most affected in the event of a 20m wave like the tsunami in the simulation. … Exercise Coastal … - Waves head up the inlet and reach Port Alberni with a wave height of up to 20m 8:40am - Waves travel through Juan …
… alarms before the arrival of a disastrous earthquake wave. It reports that an on-site earthquake EWS has been set … alarms before the arrival of a disastrous earthquake wave. It reports that an on-site earthquake EWS has been set …
… intermittently for about 20 minutes. Yet when the first wave, only a few heights arrived after midnight, hundreds of … the danger had passed, returned to Hilo before the highest wave of the tsunami struck at 1.04 am on May 23. Altogether … intermittently for about 20 minutes. Yet when the first wave, only a few heights arrived after midnight, hundreds of …
… is remarkably sensitive, he noted, able to detect seismic wave velocities as small as tens of nanometers per second. … seismologists usually have to wait for the seismic wave data to reach distant stations before it can be … from global tide gauges and buoys that detect a tsunami wave in the open ocean, to determine whether a tsunami …
… was issued only about 5 seconds after the primary ( P ) wave arrival and approximately 20 seconds before the secondary ( S ) wave arrival. The P waves caused strong shaking across the … began initiating responses when they felt the P wave arrival. In response to the shaking, some people …