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Displaying 15 of about 111 resultsEarth’s ocean is clearly rising. Between the loss of land and sea ice and warmer waters expanding, rising sea level is a global issue. But the equation governing exactly where the land meets the ocean also depends on the land itself. For instance, various forces such as the motion of tectonic plates can cause vertical land motion (VLM) that ei…
About 90% of natural disasters are water-related – most notably cyclones, floods and droughts.
Since 2000, over 5,300 water-related disasters have been reported across the world, with over 325,000 fatalities and economic losses exceeding US$1.7 trillion. Floods alone account for approximately 54% of all water-related disas…
During the early morning hours of September 14, 2018, the eyewall of Hurricane Florence crossed onto the shore of Wrightsville Beach with 90 mph winds. Over the next few days, the storm produced record-breaking rainfall across the state and catastrophic flooding that caused 42 fatalities, as well as more than $16 billion in damage to nearly 75,000 struc…
This study explores agent-based tsunami evacuation simulations to compare the evacuation ratio when agents are evacuated to their nearest inland evacuation facility regardless of direction relative to the coastline. Future earthquakes originating in the Nankai Trough and Hyuga-nada Sea near Japan are expected to cause strong tremors and large tsuna…
VACANCY TYPE CONSULTANT/INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR
Duration of the contract: 11 months (with possibility of renewal)
Deadline for submission of applications: 22 December 2021
Organizational Unit: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Programme Unit
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Geospatial Information Technology, Climate Change, Disaster Risk…
VACANCY TYPE CONSULTANT/INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR
Duration of the contract: 11 months (with possibility of renewal)
Deadline for submission of applications: 22 December 2021
Organizational Unit: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Programme Unit
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Geospatial Information Technology, Climate Change, Disaster Risk…
Risk Rating 2.0 has been called the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)’s most significant reform in 50 years. Roughly 77% of customers of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) nationwide will see increases in their premiums, while the other ~23% will see reductions or no change. FEMA will formally introduce Risk Rating 2.0 on…
Recently, many parts of the world have been subjected to extreme weather events like heavy rain or heat wave. While in mid-late July, heavy rains have battered large portions of North China and Huanghuai Region. During the response to the heavy rain, multiple cutting-edge forecasting technologies and modernization results have been harnessed by China Me…
Northwest Europe is experiencing an increase in extreme weather events, such as flooding, drought and wildfires. Extreme weather is strongly associated with climate change and has consequences for our health, cities, infrastructure, agriculture and nature. Researchers from Wageningen are working with Dutch governments and insurance companies to estimate…
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations) are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management. This MOOC is a free and flexible online training programme avail…
Overview
BGS invites you to discover more about a major new release of our GeoClimate UKCP18 data. The BGS GeoClimate: shrink–swell national datasets show potential change in subsidence due to changes in climate, identifying areas projected to experience the largest increases in susceptibility to subsidence over the next century.
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In the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region, large areas in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan get inundated by floodwater during every rainy season. Among them, Bangladesh has been experiencing record-high floods where four types prevail: flash flood, local rainfall flood, monsoon river flood, and storm-surge flood; a…
Speakers:
Chiara Cagnazzo – ECMWF, Sectoral Information System of the Copernicus Climate Change Service
Paola Mercogliano – CMCC Foundation
Alfredo Reder – CMCC Foundation
Moderator: Guido Rianna, CMCC Foundation
Abstract:
The goal of the webinar is to describe the features of the artifacts developed within Sectoral Information System to Support Di…
This paper aims to acquire vulnerability indicators to geo-hydrological hazards and examines an example of mobile phone-based data collection. Geo-hydrological risk reduction is a key issue for local governments in Italy. In this context, a collaboration was undertaken between multiple actors in the La Spezia municipality aimed at: (i) monitoring buildi…
Using artificial intelligence to analyze images collected through terrestrial and aerial mapping, the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia, is working to identify homes and neighborhoods that need to be improved. The goal is to have families living in better, greener, safer homes before the next disaster strikes.
This effort, supported by the World Ban…