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Displaying 15 of about 33 results… as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; … earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; …
… "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 …
… was able to wreck such devastation. But a new analysis of wave data by researchers at Brunel University London has … 8.4 or 8.5 to trigger such a large tsunami – at peak the wave reached 11 metres. Secondly, the mechanism of the … “This is confusing as we’d have therefore expected a wave of only 1 or 2 metres from a Sulawesi-style earthquake.” …
… these events can be triggered by a small external shock wave. Bring a flotation device: it involves the ground … next to the experimental setup, triggering a small seismic wave, they saw how all the granules rapidly shifted in … “We found that a very small perturbation, a small seismic wave, is capable of causing a granular material to completely …
… snow and ice avalanche, rock fall, landslide, impulse wave, earthquake, forest fire and flood. The study describes … snow and ice avalanche, rock fall, landslide, impulse wave, earthquake, forest fire and flood. The study describes …
… countries of the Caribbean Sea will engage in the Caribe Wave 19 exercise to test the effectiveness the Tsunami and … for emergency management actors in the region. Caribe Wave 19 consists of a double scenario. First, the occurrence … countries of the Caribbean Sea will engage in the Caribe Wave 19 exercise to test the effectiveness the Tsunami and …
… flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and … flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and …
… water quality Active and passive sensing of ocean winds, wave fields and propagation Spaceborne observations of … water quality Active and passive sensing of ocean winds, wave fields and propagation Spaceborne observations of …
… Palu Bay. This reconstruction showed that the first tidal wave struck just a few minutes after the shaking and that … Palu Bay. This reconstruction showed that the first tidal wave struck just a few minutes after the shaking and that …
… Earthquakes, floods, landslides, high winds and heat waves put lives in peril, and extreme weather events due … natural hazards – seismic activity, floods, landslides, heat-waves and winds – and populations’ exposure to them in … … Earthquakes, floods, landslides, high winds and heat waves put lives in peril, and extreme weather events due …
… with noise-based microtremor, and surface waves and shear-wave techniques for estimating engineering properties. … with noise-based microtremor, and surface waves and shear-wave techniques for estimating engineering properties. …
… droughts, dust, typhoons, cyclones, desertification and heat waves and cold spells. Geo-hazards: Earthquake, … droughts, dust, typhoons, cyclones, desertification and heat waves and cold spells. Geo-hazards: Earthquake, …
… droughts, landslides, epidemics, tsunamis and extreme heat and cold. It also warns that some industrialised … droughts, landslides, epidemics, tsunamis and extreme heat and cold. It also warns that some industrialised …
… glacial lake outbursts, heavy snow fall, avalanches, heat and cold waves and forest fires. Part II includes … glacial lake outbursts, heavy snow fall, avalanches, heat and cold waves and forest fires. Part II includes …
… and disaster management using remotely-sensed data Tsunami wave simulation Cyclones Development of early warning system … and disaster management using remotely-sensed data Tsunami wave simulation Cyclones Development of early warning system …