Water cutoff countermeasures using disaster emergency wells
In recent years, large-scale natural disasters around the world have caused a series of water cutoffs, which seriously affect the ...
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Physics of disaster: How mudslides move
In early December 2017, the Thomas Fire ravaged nearly 300,000 acres of Southern California. The intense heat of the flames ...
First a disaster. Then a surge in prices
a natural disaster comes the demand surge. The cost of materials and labor needed for reconstruction rises dramatically. This slows ...
Assessing disaster preparedness disparities in pediatric households
ANAHEIM, Calif.—A pilot epidemiological study aiming to characterize disparities in pediatric household preparedness for wildfire disasters and identify education strategies ...
New study shows higher death toll among Puerto Ricans following Hurricane Maria than reported following 2017 disaster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO, ON – As the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico begins recovery ...
When disaster strikes, these Americans may not be ready
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new national study shows which Americans are least likely to be prepared to take necessary actions ...
Bees’ ‘waggle dance’ may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zones
Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the 'waggle dance' performed by ...
Study points to ways of involving visually impaired people in environmental disaster prevention
According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), almost half the world’s population – about 3.3 billion ...
Untrained disaster responders are more prone to suicide years after World Trade Center attack
Construction workers, clean-up staff and other untrained nontraditional emergency employees who assisted in recovery efforts at the World Trade Center ...
Likelihood of depression onset increases significantly after community disaster, especially for vulnerable groups, in decade-long study of over 17,000 South Africans
Likelihood of depression onset increases significantly after community disaster, especially for vulnerable groups, in decade-long study of over 17,000 South ...
ETRI developed a radar sensor for finding people at disaster sites
A Korean research team has developed the technology of saving human lives effectively by helping firefighters at indoor disaster sites ...
Study proposes to involve high school students in mapping natural disaster hazards and impact prevention
Several natural disasters have afflicted various parts of Brazil since 2022 began, from deadly flooding and mudslides due to abnormally ...
COVID-19 caused second-largest infection mortality disaster in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain since 1918
1. COVID-19 caused second-largest infection mortality disaster in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain since 1918 Abstract: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-3824 URL goes live when ...
Canada faces important choices to confront mounting disaster risks in a changing climate
As the human and economic costs of climate disasters continue to mount, Canada faces a choice. It can continue to ...
Disaster relief could benefit from neural net combining multiple remote data sources
In an example of the burgeoning field of ‘data fusion’, researchers have developed a neural net technique that bridges optical ...
Southeast Asia needs to boost disaster resilience, as climate change could have severe economic impact, highlights COP26 report by NTU Singapore and University of Glasgow
A group of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and University of Glasgow, have presented a range ...
UC professor provides insight on disaster preparedness
With hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic and more, the world has seen a multitude of natural disasters recently.Credit: ...
Research showing increase in tropical cyclone rainfall could aid disaster planning
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University Bloomington professor's newly published paper on tropical cyclone precipitation extremes provides data on inland ...
New UN tool maps floods since 1985 to street level, will aid disaster planning, especially in Global South
UN University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide since 1985. ...
After the flood disaster in western Germany: what science must find answers to
On 14 July 2021, between 60 and 180 mm of rain fell in the Eifel region in just 22 hours ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumors
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology