In disasters, Twitter influencers get out-tweeted
New research on Twitter use during natural disasters offers potentially life-saving data about how information is disseminated in emergency situations, and by whom.
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Climate change increases potential for conflict and violence
Images of extensive flooding or fire-ravaged communities help us see how climate change is accelerating the severity of natural disasters. The devastation is obvious, but what is not as clear is the indirect effect of these ...
S. Korea's first airborne fight against 'Chinese' pollution fails
An attempt by South Korea to create artificial rain to tackle air pollution many blame on neighbouring China has failed, the government said Monday, as it struggles to address what has become an urgent public concern.
Poll: Disasters influence thinking on climate change
When it comes to their views on climate change, Americans are looking at natural disasters and their local weather, according to a new poll.
Global natural disasters wreak $160 bn damage in 2018: Munich Re
Natural disasters including wildfires, hurricanes and tsunamis inflicted $160 billion of damage and claimed 10,400 lives in 2018, German reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday.
Who is vulnerable to the impacts of tropical cyclones and why?
Tropical cyclones, and the torrential rains and strong winds these storms bring along with them, threaten coastal communities around the world and are expected to increase in intensity due to climate change. But not every ...
Why do people in Indonesia still live in disaster-prone areas?
The earthquakes and tsunami in Central Sulawesi that killed more than 2,000 people in September 2018 did not only leave a deep sorrow. It made us rethink the relationship between humans, technology and nature in Indonesia.
12 dead in Vietnam floods, landslides
Flash floods and landslides killed at least 12 people in central Vietnam, officials said Sunday, as hundreds of troops were dispatched to clean up destroyed villages and washed out roads.
Organizations with broad social ties help recovering from natural disasters
Communities recovering from natural disasters often see an increase in the number of businesses and non-profits that develop in the wake of the cleanup, but that apparent growth doesn't necessarily counterweigh the accompanying ...
UC lesson: Nobody wins in a landslide
A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life in the West: landslides.
