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Displaying 15 of about 21 resultsThis study supports the Portland International Airport to study the long-term benefits of investing in a seismically resilient runway. Oregon has a significant potential in the next 50 years of experiencing an earthquake greater than magnitude-8.7 originating from the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Such an earthquake will cause catastrophic damage and…
Geohazards may result in the loss of human life, extensively damaged infrastructure, and suspended or disturbed traffic and services such as water and energy supply. Most geohazards are linked to climate activity such as rainfall and thawing of ice and snow or associated with earthquakes that cause large-scale ground movement independent of any und…
Steady population growth and the accompanying rise in urban density increases the risk to human life and damage to property caused by natural disasters. In 2017, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimated the annual cost of earthquake damage in the United States was US$6.1 billion.
Building codes are not retroactive, which means…
• Ishinomaki City promoted the introduction of an energy system combined with solar power generators, storage batteries, and BEMS to elementary and junior high schools within the city and in Shin-Hebita District where disaster public housings were concentrated. The city aimed to build a town that could secure the power generated by renewable energy in t…
Oregon could experience a magnitude-8.7 or larger earthquake in the next 50 years.
A case study by the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences has found the benefits of a $140 million seismically resilient runway at Portland International Airport (PDX) could include:
Saving up to $…
Science and research play an essential role in preventing disasters and building resilient systems. The transfer of scientific knowledge into practice, as well as the joint discourse with representatives of experts from authorities, emergency organizations and business are crucial in order to be as prepared as possible for challenges in the prevention a…
This study explores seismic fragility which is evaluated using the recommendations of the SYNER-G research project. The study is focused on the seismic risk assessment of lifelines from Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. The damage sustained by the lifelines in Bucharest during the major Vrancea intermediate-depth event of March 1977 is presented.…
Between 2012 and 2020, in response to the 2010 Earthquake and Hurricane Matthew, Haiti strengthened its national and local disaster risk management capacity and made investments to improve the resilience of its road network, which benefited 150,000 residents.
Challenge
In November 2011, Haiti was still recovering from the earthquake of January 12, 201…
By Shoko Takemoto, Naho Shibuya, and Keiko Sakoda
Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), a mega-disaster that marked Japan and the world with its unprecedented scale of destruction. This feature story commemorates the disaster by reflecting on what it has taught us over the past decade in regards to i…
By Andrew Selsky
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a large earthquake — which is expected to occur again in the Pacific Northwest sooner or later — could cause the spillway gates of a dam in Oregon to buckle, resulting “in a potentially catastrophic flood.”
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Just last week, an earthquake early-warning system was launche…
This study attempted to explore the role of frequency modulation (FM) radio stations working in the earthquake hit areas in Pakistan. Pakistan suffered from a massive earthquake in October 2005 that caused the deaths of more than 87,000 people. As a result of this calamity, around 3.5 million affected people had no access to information. In these scenar…
A network of inexpensive seismometers, installed in people’s living rooms, gardens and workplaces across Haiti, is helping scientists to unravel the inner workings of the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that devastated the southwestern part of the Caribbean nation this month. The community-science effort launched after the country’s last major earthquake — a m…
This study assesses the exposure and risk of existing and planned railway assets to river flooding and earthquakes for the Belt and Road. Mitigating the disaster risk of transportation infrastructure networks along the Belt and Road is crucial to realizing the area’s high trade potential in the future. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…
Rising temperatures and risky development contribute to heightened exposure to earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfire
More than half of the structures in the contiguous United States are exposed to potentially devastating natural hazards—such as floods, tornadoes and wildfires—according to a new study in the AGU journal Earth’s Futur…
The Japanese Prefecture of Kumamoto experienced a series of strong earthquakes in April 2016 causing widespread damage and had a serious impact on local communities. This research aims to investigate the impact of damage on the performance of the healthcare service through a survey of 118 healthcare facilities. The study connects earthquake metrics and…