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Displaying 322 of about 322 resultsBy Kazuaki Nagata
A team led by Waseda University and University of Tokyo researchers has developed a flood projection computer system that they claim is able to provide more accurate real-time estimates than existing ones.
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Risks of heavy rain on an unprecedented scale have grown recently due to global climate change, the team said. The system,…
By David LaShell
With 600 miles of inhabited coastline and a physical location that many scientists believe is susceptible to a major earthquake, New York City’s vulnerability to disaster is one of its biggest liabilities. Since then, many experts have asked, “How can we do better next time?” Looking to the future and adopting new methods to predict an…
By Rambo Talabong
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To give exact answers on where residents can flee and where help could meet them, the city’s Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) is looking at mapping the entire city online, pinning down the best places people could go to when the unexpected comes, and where responders are ready to accept distress calls from…
As part of the Tsunami Inundation Maps project (CITSU), the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA) made available information related to the occurrence of tsunamis on the Chilean coast. SHOA, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the national tsunami warning system, established the CITSU project in 1977 to…
By Fatima Arroyo Arroyo and Xavier Espinet Alegre
When our team started working in Freetown one year ago, we found very limited data on how people move or what public transport options allow people to access jobs and services from different neighborhoods. How do you plan your public transport system when you do not have data? And what if you are a…
The Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), a state agency, has come out with an ‘earthquake hazard map’ of Gujarat, which provides information about how intense the ground movement can be if earthquake hits a particular place.
It can help town planners and architects to take necessary precautions to mitigate the impact of a possible earthquake…
Among the piping plovers and marsh grasses of New Jersey’s scenic coast, environmentalists and communities are busy creating green infrastructure to shield the shorelines from storm damage while supporting local economies. The Coastal Resilience Collaborative, the New Jersey Resilient Coastlines Initiative, and the NJ Climate Adaptation Allian…