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Displaying 15 of about 231 results… This is why we need to come together and catch the last wave before it is too late. The podcast series “Catching the last wave” will explain how climate change is already and will … episodes In this first episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with Deputy Secretary-General of …
… throughout Majuro atoll. The instruments will record wave data in the area over the next 12 months to better … El Niño Southern Oscillation all contribute to regional wave patterns. SPC oceanographer Dr Moritz Wandres noted the … throughout Majuro atoll. The instruments will record wave data in the area over the next 12 months to better …
… Learnt from Community Exercise of Indian Ocean Tsunami Wave Exercise (IOWave16) and additional workgroup meetings … their stories and experiences from the Indian Ocean Wave Tsunami Exercise, mock tsunami drills carried out to … Learnt from Community Exercise of Indian Ocean Tsunami Wave Exercise (IOWave16) and additional workgroup meetings …
… Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January created an initial wave 90 metres high – almost the height of the Statue of … comparable earthquake detection tools The initial tsunami wave created by the eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga … meant tsunami warning centres did not detect the initial wave as they are programmed to detect tsunamis based on water …
[...]Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive disease that is spread through the saliva of an infected female Aedes mosquito when it bites an uninfected person. Dengue fever presents with high fever, severe headache, flu-like symptoms, intense joint and muscle pain, and other flu-like symptoms. It is usually a mild disease that can be adequately treated with…
… process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) … process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, …
… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
… are susceptible to coastal floods and tsunamis.Extreme heat and drought conditions have also recently affected the … of heatwave, intensified cyclones, saline intrusion, wave-driven flooding, and permanent inundation. RMI’s … are susceptible to coastal floods and tsunamis.Extreme heat and drought conditions have also recently affected the …
… and to examine solutions based on the reef's influence on wave propagation patterns. Portions of the shoreline of … and benthic surveys, historical imagery, historical wave and sea level data and modeling of wave dynamics. The analysis shows that, at present, the …
… from the Pacific Community (SPC) have surveyed wind and wave damage from tropical cyclone Winston in more than 40 … coast of Vanua Levu. In Ovalau, the highest recorded wave run-up was more than seven metres high at the Ovalau … Bua and along the coast from Savusavu to Naweni, where the wave run-up reached five metres in the village of Nukubalavu, …
… model software to help ensure this never happens again. Wave-drive inundation is very complex. Normal wave models and forecasts do not pick up “infra-gravity … we were taken by surprise.” Since then the Offshore Wave Forecasting Modelling software was developed by the …
… two permanent sea level recorders; and eight temporary wave and water level recorders. A few of the AWS have been … Niuafo'ou and Niuatoputapu, together with eight temporary wave and water recorders throughout Tonga's waters. Data from … sea level recorders has been deployed. The temporary wave and water level recorders have all been deployed. Part …
… earthquake and tsunami simulation exercise – ‘CARIBE WAVE 17’. This year’s figure sets a new record for the … in the regional exercise began in 2009. CARIBE WAVE 17 provided an opportunity for the Territory to improve … from participants and has made available a ‘CARIBE WAVE feedback survey’ that individuals can use to provide …
… paper, published in the journal Natural Hazards, examined wave and sea level data around historic flood events and … which has an average land elevation of just one metre. Wave ‘set up’ – the raising of water levels at the coast … of flooding. This effect was increased by prolonged swell wave conditions, where large, energetic waves are generated …