Around eight million properties in England – or one in four – could be at risk of flooding by 2050 as the danger increases due to climate change https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99x4599gr7o Days above 0 C have seen dramatic increase around the world, Climate Central analysis finds ...
1.3. Serious games/simulations for disaster risk management The dramatic nature of disasters has always captured humans’ imagination; since time immemorial, catastrophes have been depicted in paintings, music, novels and recently also in films and games. “Disaster popular culture” (DPC) captures th...
Furthermore, disasters are rarely the outcome of a single action, but rather the consequence of many decisions made before, during, and after a disaster takes place. Through sharing NASA science and information with at-risk communities, we can help people make the necessary decisions to reduce t...
Tsunamis are massive ocean waves triggered by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. When these waves reach coastal areas, they can inundate the land and cause widespread destruction. Coastal regions situated near tectonic plate boundaries or active volcanoes are at higher risk. ...
rich source of data on the ways endangered languages communicate spatial relationships and motion. This work serves the dual purpose of building the researchers' understanding of the languages themselves, and helping to provide clues about ways to effectively communicate about earthquake risk and ...
Although risk perception of natural hazards has been identified as an important determinant for sound policy design, there is limited empirical research on
Geography education plays an important role in the promotion of disaster resilience; however, the relationship between geography education and disaster resilience has failed to attract systematic attention in China and the United States (US). This study compares the contents regarding disaster risk reduc...
Loss and damage databases are essential tools within the disaster risk management cycle for making informed decisions. However, even in data-rich countries such as Austria, no consistent and curated multi-hazard database is available. Based on the requirements of the United Nations, the European Un...
of cities providing practical policies and qualified strategies to cope with climate change effects. This study presents a disaster risk analysis in Southern Taiwan at the municipal and zone levels using the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI). The index was estimated at both the zone and ...
Many products that indicate flood extent or flood risk are currently produced, but those products are usually not tailored to the needs of decision-makers on the ground. In order to make those products effective, communicating the scientific information to decision-makers in the humanitarian sector ...