Understanding population density, especially in rural areas around the world, is vital to assessing human exposure to hazards and climate change, access to markets and health services, impacts on land cover and ecosystems—and ...
Environment
Feb 23, 2016
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As people count the cost of the bushfire that has devastated the South West town of Yarloop, one local clinician is investigating how emergency burns staff should prepare for the unexpected.
Other
Jan 8, 2016
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To prevent waterborne diseases (e.g. dysentery) brought on by floods, the Red Cross last week distributed preparedness items to households in flood-prone villages 300 km north-east of Uganda's capital, Kampala. This is the ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2015
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The software, developed by the EU-funded PREDICT project, has been designed to be capable of foreseeing and predicting the possible 'cascade effects' of a disaster. By simulating the evolution of possible impacts stemming ...
Engineering
Oct 15, 2015
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Every day, thousands of items – from clothing to heavy equipment – arrive at U.S. ports, destined for retail shelves, warehouses and other locations across the country. According to Penn State Harrisburg's Peter Swan, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2015
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Security and safety could be improved if researchers from very disparate disciplines – humanities, computer science and politics – were to work together, according to research described in the International Journal of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
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The growing popularity and use of social media around the world is presenting new opportunities for statisticians to glean insightful information from the infinite stream of posts, tweets and other online communications that ...
Mathematics
Aug 12, 2015
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Micro-drones are already being put to use in a large number of areas: These small aircraft face extensive requirements when performing aerial observation tasks or when deployed in the field of disaster management. A newly ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2015
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Given the popularity of Facebook and Twitter, it's not surprising so many people use social media in crises such as floods, fires and earthquakes.
Internet
Nov 10, 2014
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Computer technology that can mine data from social media during times of natural or other disaster could provide invaluable insights for rescue workers and decision makers, according to an international team writing in the ...
Engineering
Mar 28, 2014
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