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Displaying 75 of about 129 resultsIn many areas of the world, the prediction of rainfall-induced landslides is usually carried out by means of empirical rainfall thresholds. Their definition is complicated by several issues, among which are the evaluation and quantification of diverse uncertainties resulting from data and methods. Threshold effectiveness and reliability strongly depend…
By using the latest China population grid and land-use data, the changing exposure of China’s population and land uses to the hazards of storm surges, droughts, earthquakes, floods, and landslides from 1995 to 2015 was assessed.
It was found that the single-hazard areas and the multi-hazard areas covered 43% and 26% of China’s territory, respectively.…
This paper presents a methodology developed to assess if a potentially critical landslide event is displaying a significant deviation from previously sampled data, or if it could be classified as a false alarm. The paper aims to assess the monitoring systems for Landslide Early Warning Systems. Despite technological improvements, the data interpretation…
El Espectador informó que la Directora de Cooperación de la Cancillería, María Andrea Albán, afirmó que "los eventos de origen natural que han afectado a la región andina durante el 2010 y 2011, tales como lluvias, deslizamientos, inundaciones y sismos, han demostrado la importancia de continuar fortaleciendo no sólo las acciones de cada Estado, sino de…
In addition to presenting a recapitulation of data on disasters in Indonesia during 2006-2007, regarding people affected and extent of damages, this book reviews some of the major disasters that occurred in terms of cause, impact and effort in disaster management.
This book offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made. More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide guidance on more than 100 specific disaster situations. Part 1 offers an A to Z source for information on e…
The International Organization for Migration and Digicel are launching a major public awareness campaign in Haiti using hundreds of thousands of SMS messages to advise vulnerable Haitians on ways to protect themselves during the hurricane season.
IOM is also launching a daily radio show that will focus on disaster risk reduction during hurricane season…
Geneva (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) - Local communities, which were often the drivers of disaster resilience, should be more involved in decision-making and disaster planning, said speakers at a panel discussion this morning on community resilience.
The panel discussion, “Community Resilience ‑ The Foundation of Nations”, part of…
By Roshan Mughal
When major floods hit Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in 2016, Jawad Hussain, a worker at the local government disaster agency, had to wait hours to receive updates on what kind of help was needed and where.
The delays meant families were left without aid for days, he said, as flooding forced thousands from their homes and left others inj…
A new software tool predicts landslide boundaries two weeks before they happen
By Holly Bennett
Landslides – masses of rock, earth or debris moving down a slope – happen everywhere. The effect on communities, the economy and most importantly, lives, can be devastating. A recent landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar, for example, claimed a…
A new online tool from the California Geological Survey (CGS) will allow prospective home-buyers and others to conveniently check -- free of charge -- whether property is in a regulatory earthquake hazard zone.
When existing homes and structures within zones are sold, disclosure is required. For new construction or significant remodels, site-specific g…
By Jim Erickson
Anne Arbor - The threat of landslides and mudslides remains high across much of Nepal's high country, and the risk is likely to increase when the monsoon rains arrive this summer, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
U-M geomorphologist Marin Clark and two colleagues have assessed the landslide hazard in Nepal following Sa…
Periodistas de la Razón pudieron acceder a información preliminar del primer Mapa de Amenazas Geológicas de Bolivia, que será concluido y presentado en diciembre por el Servicio Nacional de Geología y Técnico de Minas (Sergeotecmin). Según este estudio, en el occidente del país existen al menos 200 zonas donde se pueden presentar deslizamientos, derrumb…
Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK.
A new database of hazards shows that 32,300 people died in landslides between 2004 and 2010. Previous estimates ranged from 3,000 to 7,000 fatalities.
The database, which provides the first detailed analysis of fatal land…
World leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other groups will come together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to take part in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) later this month.
The Conference seeks to shape how countries and their citizens can reduce p…