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Displaying 45 of about 450 resultsEl cuyo objetivo de este estudio es analizar el riesgo de la ciudad de Lima y Callao, con énfasis en seis distritos representativos: San Juan de Lurigancho, Villa El Salvador, Puente Piedra, Comas, Chorrillos y La Molina. Los resultados obtenidos en este estudio constituye información privilegiada sobre el riesgo sísmico a nivel de detalle, que permite…
El diario El Impulso realiza una nota sobre acciones ejecutadas en el poblado de Cubiro, en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, para contribuir a mitigar los efectos ocasionados por la inestabilidad de los suelos derivada de condicionantes geológicas acentuadas en los últimos años, por el crecimiento poblacional y falta de cumplimiento de las ordenan…
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Some of Asia’s most important economies have the highest risk from the threat of natural hazards, due to the exposure of their cities and trading hubs to events such as flooding, earthquakes and tropical cyclones, according to the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas released by risk analysis company Maplecroft.
Bangladesh, the Philippines, Myan…
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Atlanta – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that a grant of nearly $4.6 million will be awarded to the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program in support of its efforts to update flood risk information throughout the state.
FEMA will provide $4,591,847 in federal funds toward projects to improv…
The City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has released maps that indicate flash flood risks from the Waldo Canyon wildfire scar. The interactive maps are complete with addresses, flash flood risk areas and the potential impact of various precipitation amounts, reports Denver Post.
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Washington-- A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard…
Changing weather patterns render past risk assessments unreliable
Following a devastating landslide in the small village of Johnsons Landing, Canada, experts urge the province British Columbia to upgrade its slide hazard mapping to account for climate change, reports The Vancouver Sun. Establishing early warning systems in the high-risk areas and distr…
Scientists are investigating the possibilities of equipping commercial ships with geodetic GPS systems to create a network of tsunami sensors. "If we could equip some fraction of the shipping fleet with high-accuracy GPS and satellite communications, we could construct a dense, low-cost tsunami sensing network that would improve our detection and predic…
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Today, 88 percent of the Maine coast is privately owned and, according to the Island Institute in Rockland, less than 20 of the state's more than 5,000 miles of coastline remain working waterfront. Much of that private property is vacation homes, used a few months of the year. In fact, according to the 2010 United States Cen…
By Patrick Rucker
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After Matthew, the [Walker] family bought flood insurance and felt protected when the waters touched their doorstep again during Hurricane Florence.
But they are a rarity. Only about 1 percent of homes in North Carolina's inland counties are insured through the national flood insurance program, according to federal data, compa…
The Argentina National Space Activities Commission (CONAE) launched a new Earth observation satellite that will support disaster management efforts. SAOCOM 1A is the first of a constellation of two radar satellites. The remote sensing mission aims to provide timely information for disaster management as well as monitor…
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors have developed a patented natural disaster warning system, which uses analytics to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of post-event rescue efforts in cities and other locations where efficient emergency response is essential following a natural disaster. It also offers a means to accurately predict the loca…
A new report issued by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) says that 'natural' disasters and resultant damages have tripled over the last two decades.
'In the past, most disaster-related efforts in Canada have focused primarily on preparedness, response and recovery. These will remain important activities but there's an urgent need to…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to communities and unincorporated areas in Fannin County, Texas. The FIRMs will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.
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According to the Times Record, the county will amend its floodplain ordinance to incorporate any map changes. The ordinance was adopted by the county in 1982, qualifying for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.