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#naturaldisasters

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.
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zmescience.com/science/geology <-- shared opinion piece
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profession.americangeosciences <-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis
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geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positio <-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal
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[I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]
#geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic #USA #costbenefit #geologicmapping #metrics #usecase #fedscience #appliedscience #engineeringgeology #spatial #GIS #construction #resources #naturalresources #engineering #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #payoff #investment #massmovement #groundwater #waterresources #water #hydrology #rareearth #minerals #mining #oilandgas #exploration #underground #money #economics #publicgood #publicvalue #investment

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Ilan Kelman

Two new blogs:
1. "#Disasters that never happened: 6 preventive actions" preventionweb.net/drr-communit
2. "Mental Health #FirstAid for #Bangladesh"
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/di
 
#DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #Health #MentalHealth #MHFA #MentalHealthAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #vulnerability #resilience

www.preventionweb.net · Disasters that never happened: Six preventive actionsWhat if the next big flood, wildfire, or heatwave didn't make headlines? Not because it didn't happen, but because communities, governments and local authorities were so well-prepared that a disaster was avoided?
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1242272/japans-ki Japan’s Kishida cancels trip after ‘megaquake’ warnings from scientists #earthquakes #FumioKishida #GeneralNews #JapanGovernment #JapanTrips #NaturalDisasters #politics #science #Tokyo #trips #WorldNews TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s sout…

Japan's Kishida cancels trip after 'megaquake' warnings from scientists
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Canvases By Peter (VoteGreens)

Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods

"In outback Queensland, an area four times the size of the UK has been inundated with torrential rain, leaving many cut off or forced to abandon homes"

theguardian.com/australia-news

The Guardian · Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floodsBy Joe Hinchliffe
#Environment#AusPol#News
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Calishat

#Hawaii #maps #NaturalDisasters #wildfires

'Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state. Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system, which relies on weather from a limited number of stations, these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide.'

hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aI

www.hawaii.eduMānoa: VNR: New maps developed by UH improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings | University of Hawaii News
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Calishat

#Malaysia #landslides #NaturalDisasters

'The Batang Kali landslide on December 16, 2022, left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s history, claiming 31 lives — 13 of them children.

What began as personal grief has now evolved into a powerful platform for healing and advocacy...

The website serves as a digital memorial where survivors reclaim their narrative and continue to demand accountability for what they argue was more than just an unfortunate natural disaster.'

malaymail.com/news/malaysia/20

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formuchdeliberation

Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky | The Guardian…

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m (5,587ft) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level... #volcanov#indonesia #naturaldisasters

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for much deliberation · Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky | The Guardian…Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m (5,587ft) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the…
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Ilan Kelman

A special issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science has just been published on "The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday" link.springer.com/journal/1375 with the video from Tuesday's launch event at ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduct
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters

SpringerLinkInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science | Volume 16, issue 1Volume 16, issue 1 articles listing for International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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