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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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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Japan News: Researcher Working to Preserve Natural Disaster Monuments; Disaster Lessons Getting Digitized . “Wataru Tanikawa, 47, of Kochi, a researcher at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) who studies earthquakes in the Nankai Trough, witnessed from the sea the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. The experience led him to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/researcher-working-to-preserve-natural-disaster-monuments-disaster-lessons-getting-digitized-japan-news/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Researcher Working to Preserve Natural Disaster Monuments; Disaster Lessons Getting Digitized (Japan News) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#3dscanning#earthquakes#japan
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Italy): DANTE, the database that tells the story of over 2500 years of eruptions, is online. “The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) just published DANTE, the database that collects and systematizes over 2500 years of eruptive history of Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. DANTE (Database of Etna’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/national-institute-of-geophysics-and-volcanology-dante-the-database-that-tells-the-story-of-over-2500-years-of-eruptions-is-online/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology: DANTE, the database that tells the story of over 2500 years of eruptions, is online | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#italy#italyhistory#mountetna
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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"
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#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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Headlines Africa

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 8, 2025: [allAfrica] Floods in the DR Congo - Govt Announces Deaths of 33 PeopleFlooding and erosion caused by torrential rains in Kinshasa during the night of April 4-5, 2025, led to the deaths of 33 people. This death toll, released by the Ministry of the Interior in a press release late on Sunday night, April 6, remains provisional. newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK1v #Africa #DRCongo #Floods #ClimateChange #NaturalDisasters

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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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Planetary Ecologist

Extinction event (Evolutionary biology 🧬)

An extinction event is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp fall in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms. It occurs when the rate of extinction increases with respect to the background extinction r...

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en.wikipedia.orgExtinction event - Wikipedia
#ExtinctionEvent#ExtinctionEvents#NaturalDisasters
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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.'

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

University of Hawaii: VNR: New maps developed by UH improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings. “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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/vnr-new-maps-developed-by-uh-improve-hawai%ca%bbis-wildfire-risk-warnings-university-of-hawaii/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · VNR: New maps developed by UH improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings (University of Hawaii) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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