The Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, reminded the world that nuclear power plant accidents like the Chernobyl and ...
Storm damage in Berlin Township, Ohio, from a derecho that moved through the region on June 13, 2022. This derecho is one of nine billion-dollar disasters to strike the U.S. so far in 2022. (Neil ...
Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.
Nearly a year since the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a container ship struck one of its piers, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that the owners ...
When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...
2020 FEB 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics, Law & Government Daily-- New research on Disaster Risk Reduction is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out ...
The World Bank Group, GFDRR recently launched a report titled “Understanding Risk in An Evolving World: Emerging Best Practices in Natural Disaster Risk Assessment” and a Policy Note titled ...
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that 68 bridges undergo vulnerability testing nearly one year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer ...
There is a bumper sticker that I see from time to time that reads "Water is Life." The sticker, I believe, originated from the Texas Water Commission, a former regulatory agency headquartered in ...
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