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In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...
Disasters are no longer rare, isolated shocks. They are an escalating development challenge. In 2024 alone, global economic losses from disasters reached record levels, with the poorest countries hit ...
Instructor: Bob Freitag, the director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation, Planning, and Research in the university’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning Course content: Students learn ...
Expert Dennis Terpin discusses the various respiratory issues involved in disaster response and the key components of a respiratory protection program in disaster scenarios. Various kinds of disasters ...
New World Bank-UN publication says cost-effective preventive measures can reduce toll of natural disasters, which caused 3.3 million deaths from 1970 to 2008. By 2100, even without climate change, ...
More than half of New Jersey’s coastline is still at risk of major flooding, the most severe classification through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on Monday amid a vicious ...
The Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, eight months after Hurricane Helene. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed ...
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