Search
Results for " "
Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsThe use of science to reduce the effects of future natural hazards such as floods, droughts and earthquakes must be stepped up and adopted more widely, according to a newly published Foresight report.
The report, 'Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers' sets out how the threat of future disasters resulting from natural haza…
The School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is organizing the Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference - 2020 (DRVC 2020). In the present COVID-19 scenario the conference will be conducted through Virtual Mode on focused themes during 9–10 October and 16–17 October 2020.
The conference is in continuation of th…
By Yun Xuan Poon
[...]
PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, has built an extensive drainage system to hold rainwater, and is using IoT sensors to keep it there. The sensors monitor water levels in the drains and provide early warning on likelihood of drain overflow.
[...]
The team at PUB uses data analytics to identify flooding hotspots in the co…
Study authors at Arup say green and blue infrastructure – such as parks, gardens, ponds and lakes – hold key to cities’ ability to manage heavy rainfall and other impacts of climate change, such as extreme heat events
Call comes as COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh enters its second week and focuses on how urban populations can increase resilience again…
By Christine Fennessy, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Climate change will ultimately affect our bridges. But to what extent?
That is the essential question addressed by researchers David Yang and Dan M. Frangopol in a paper recently published in the ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering.
“We know climate change will increase the…
Study uses AI to predict fragility of power grid networks
One disaster can knock out electric service to millions. A new study suggests that back-to-back disasters could cause catastrophic damage, but the research also identifies new ways to monitor and maintain power grids.
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a machine learning mo…
By Varun Sukumar
[...]
Smart infrastructure combines physical and digital infrastructure to provide information to enable better decision making, cheaper, faster and more efficient. Digital infrastructure is about connectivity and usability. One of the key aspects of any smart infrastructure framework is to better understand the existing infrastructur…
By Adele Berti
[...]
Although the UK rail industry’s attention is currently focused on the impact of coronavirus outbreak, the rail network recently came out of a season of bad weather and floods that battered lines across the country and caused extensive damage.
[...]
At the moment, Network Rail says it is relying on the most sophisticat…
Suva –Fiji launched its annual National Disaster Awareness Campaign focusing on better community preparedness as the country continues to strengthen its disaster risk governance. The campaign – set to last until April 2021- is focused at the local level, aiming to make communities better aware of and prepared for futures disasters.
Mr. Inia Ser…
The LSU-developed tool to predict storm surge and flooding during severe weather events—the Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment, or CERA, website—has become an essential resource for thousands of emergency managers and first responders in Louisiana and the nation’s coastal states to help protect people and infrastructure. Now, the tool will become even s…
CAIRO, 20 February 2013 - Algeria has held North Africa's first national review of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) as UNISDR's consultations continue around the world on developing a new global framework for disaster risk reduction by 2015.
"The new framework needs to maintain key elements of the current HFA but it should also focus on strengtheni…
30 September 2013, GENEVA – Based on current disaster trends and economic values, the world is looking at a minimum cost in the region of 25 trillion dollars in disaster losses for the 21st century if there is no concerted response to climate change, one which puts the emphasis on practical measures to reduce disaster risk and exposure to future extreme…
Join us for a webinar on Buildings, Communities and Resilience on October 14th, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST. This webinar will explore resilience from both the community and component aspects, as well as help answer some questions about how codes and standards are helping to mitigate the risks associated with extreme weather events.
Register here…
The authors of this research paper used deep learning methods, along with geospatial data from the USGS National Map and other public geospatial data sources, to develop forecasting tools capable of assessing water level rate of change in high risk flood areas. These tools build on existing models developed by the USGS, FEMA, and others and were used to…
GENEVA, 27 April 2012 - A new guide launched at the WMO HQ this week warns that urban flooding is "becoming more dangerous and more costly to manage because of the sheer size of the population exposed within urban settlements."
One of the report's lead authors, World Bank expert, Abhas K. Jha, said: "we need to worry about people and assets in harm's w…