News tagged with disaster zones
Tornadoes: April is the cruelest month
In the opening lines to The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot wrote "April is the Cruelest Month."
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Asia climate disasters displace 42 million: ADB
Climate-related disasters have displaced more than 42 million people in Asia over the past two years, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday in a report calling for swift action to avert future crises.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Tsunami debris found 3,000 km from Japan coast
A Russian ship has found debris from the Japanese tsunami, including a fishing boat, floating adrift in the Pacific thousands of kilometres from the disaster zone, a Hawaiian research group said.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Scientists utilise breath and sweat to detect trapped humans
Molecules in their breath, sweat and skin have been used to detect humans in a simulation of a collapsed building, raising the prospect of portable sensors for use in real-life situations, such as the devastating aftermath ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 11, 2011 |
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Dutch support for disaster zone phone software
Software developed by Flinders University’s Dr. Paul Gardner-Stephen which enables mobile phones to communicate during a disaster will be freely available to the public by the end of the year thanks to the support of ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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California 'closely monitoring' Japan nuclear leak
California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 13, 2011 |
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Web helps people locate loved ones in Japan quake
Searching the Internet on sites such as Google, Twitter and their local variants has become more effective in finding loved ones than sifting through wreckage following Japan's devastating tsunami.
Mar 12, 2011 |
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Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes
(PhysOrg.com) -- An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA's Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 01, 2010 |
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International relief efforts remain fragmented, warn doctors
Despite the frightening regularity of humanitarian disasters like the earthquake in Haiti, international responses remain fragmented and must be improved, argue a group of trauma surgeons in the British Medical Journal today.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Virtual Disaster Viewer aids Haiti relief effort
An innovative web tool that allows earthquake experts worldwide to pool knowledge quickly and effectively is boosting action to help Haiti's earthquake victims.
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest
Some time soon, a powerful earthquake will trigger a massive tsunami that will flood the Pacific Northwest, destroying homes and threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people, says Yumei Wang, a geotechnical ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Australian oil spill '10 times worse' than thought
An oil spill polluting popular tourist beaches on Australia's northeast coast is 10 times worse than originally reported, according to the state government.
Mar 14, 2009 |
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