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Displaying 15 of about 17 resultsFor as long as humankind has been building dams, dam failures have been an issue. In Eqypt in 2,600 BCE, while still under construction, a 14 m tall dam was destroyed by one of the floods it was being built to control. In the 500s, the Marib Dam in Yemen failed yet again, displacing 50,000 people and upending a society. Under international law, dam…
At least six people died and dozens were injured when a blinding dust storm caused a pileup of more than 70 vehicles along a 2-mile section of I-55 in central Illinois early Monday.The blowing dust led to "zero visibility," in which passenger cars and commercial vehicles, including large trucks, piled up in chain-collision crashes, Illinois state police…
Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Over 26,000 people were displaced. No deaths have been officially announced. The last recorded spillage was in 201…
In August 2020, following a period of prolonged drought and intense rainfall, a dam situated near the Seomjin River in Korea experienced overflow during a water release, resulting in damages exceeding 100 billion won (USD 76 million). The flooding was attributed to maintaining the dam’s water level 6 meters higher than the norm. Could this incident have…
Kenya experienced its longest nationwide power blackout on August 25,2023, lasting more than 24 hours. While the cause of the system disturbance remains a mystery, the impacts were clear — and severe.Hundreds of people were stranded in darkness at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, while many more faced flight delays and cancellations. Suppliers of mi…
Disease outbreaks, a mental health crisis and lack of access to care are among the devastating health impacts of the destruction of the Kahkovka dam in southern Ukraine a week ago, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.WHO’s representative in Ukraine Dr. Jarno Habicht told reporters that after the collapse of the dam caused severe flood…
Did you know the US National Earthquake Information Centre logs the measurements of 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year – approximately 55 a day?A concern that most people might not immediately consider is the impact on tailings dams, which are some of the largest engineered structures on earth, designed to store the by-products of mining oper…
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is please to announce the Request for proposal (RFP) for provision of Consultancy Services to EMS of MIA to Support its Institutional Capacities in Fire Safety Standards, CBRN Threats and Approximating to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Proposal submission deadline is: December 5,…
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The report says the high-risk sites in Delhi are commonly found on high-speed national highways, expressways, or arterial roads. They are often road sections which cut through places with high pedestrian volume such as schools, metro stations, and commercial areas.
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About 30 schools and 32 metro stations across Delhi have been identified a…
Today, the rail administration says it lacks enough evidence that long trains pose a particular risk. But ProPublica discovered it is a quandary of the agency’s own making: It doesn’t require companies to provide certain basic information after accidents — notably, the length of the train — that would allow it to assess once and for all the extent of th…
[...]The DRMU has not received sustained and systematic funding from the Lebanese government–even before the economic crisis began in 2019. The majority of its activities are funded through external grants — including some $5 million from the Swiss Agency of Development and Corporation (SDC). This funding system is both unsustainable and unlikely to cha…
This research letter investigates stakeholders' needs with regard to fire risk reduction in the Veluwe area in the Netherlands. This densely populated landscape is a popular tourist attraction, and it is one of the most fire-prone landscapes of the Netherlands, with abundant fuels and human ignition sources. The authors draw upon seven in-depth qualitat…
A groundbreaking study, published today in Science, has provided new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world, with an estimated 23 million people believed to be affected by potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic waste.Led by Professors Mark Macklin and Chris Thomas, Directors of…
Urban fire risk is a global problem - one that can be heightened during periods of rapid urban development. Inadequacies in urban planning, infrastructure and construction practices related to fire prevention and mitigation significantly increase the potential for fire ignition, fire spread, and potential conflagration. The combination of urbanization a…
A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters examines the links between drinking water quality violations and social vulnerability in the United States, revealing that these violations disproportionately affect the most vulnerable communities. Approximately 70% of the population affected ranked in the highest social vulnerability…