Natural Disasters

Natural disasters killed over 22,000 in 2013, Red Cross says

In its annual report on disasters, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned that the outlook was bleak.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Bangkok Post
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Climate Impacts, Storms, Floods, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Cyclones, Hudhud, India, Japan, Extreme Weather Events, Urbanisation, Developing Countries
Science And Technology

Paleotsunami evidence on Kaua‘i and numerical modeling of a great Aleutian tsunami

The Hawaiian Islands' location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is threatened by tsunamis from great earthquakes in nearly all directions. Historical great earthquakes Mw > 8.5 in the last 100 years have produced large inundations and loss of life in the islands but cannot account for a substantial (≤ 600 m3) paleotsunami deposit in the Makauwahi sinkhole on the Island of Kaua‘i. Using high-resolution bathymetry and topography we model tsunami inundation of the sinkhole caused by an earthquake with a moment magnitude of Mw ~9.25 located in the eastern Aleutians.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2014
Rhett Butler, David Burney, David Walsh
Geophysical Research Letters
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Tags:
Tsunami, Earthquakes, Geology, Islands, North Pacific Ocean
Climate Change

Solomons town first in Pacific to relocate due to climate change

Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate from a small island in the first such case in the Pacific i

Publication Date: 
18/08/2014
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Climate Change, Solomon Island, Sea Level Rise, Tsunami, Climate Impacts, Relocation
Environment

Save Mundra dunes, HC tells forest dept

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Monday asked the forest department not to allow the removal of sand dunes from the seashore in southern Kutch after a PIL alleged that the Adani Port and Special Ec

Publication Date: 
29/07/2014
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Sand, Coastal Regulations, Cyclones, Tsunami, Environment
Environment

U.S. plans widespread seismic testing of seafloor

The U.S.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2014
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Landslides, Natural Disasters, Tsunami, Environment, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, United States Of America (US), Dolphin, Turtles
Environment

Sustaining human progress: Reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience (Human Development Report 2014)

The 2014 Human Development Report—Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience—looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important. This year's Report show that overall global trends are positive and that progress is continuing.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2014
UNDP
Tags:
Development, Globalisation, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Indian Ocean, India, Poverty, Climate Change, Tsunami, Agriculture, Conflicts, Environment, Population Trends, Food Security, Women, Governance, Corruption, Global Warming, Consumption Patterns, Urban Habitat, Migration, Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Demand, Refugees, Droughts, Floods
Natural Disasters

Learning from megadisasters: lessons from the great East Japan earthquake

Disaster risk management is becoming increasingly important as population densities rise in urban areas around the world. A new report, Learning from Megadisasters, shares lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Even poor countries with limited resources can build their capacity to prepare for and cope with disasters.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2014
Federica Ranghieri, Mikio Ishiwatari
The World Bank
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Japan, India, Tsunami, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness
Energy

All nuclear power plants safe: Government

Safety review of all Indian NPPs was conducted by a task force of NPCIL and the expert committee of AERB

Publication Date: 
09/07/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Earthquakes, Tsunami, Floods, Nuclear Power, Energy
Natural Disasters

Tsunami warning for Aleutians after 8.0 quake

A magnitude-8.0 earthquake was widely felt in communities along Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2014
Japan Today (Japan)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Alaska, Tsunami
Climate Change

World's energy systems vulnerable to climate impacts, report warns

Rising sea levels, extremes of weather and an increase in the frequency of droughts and floods will all play havoc with the world's energy systems as climate change takes hold, a new report has fou

Publication Date: 
18/06/2014
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Energy, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, Floods, Droughts, Green House Gases, Fossil Fuels, Tsunami

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