People plant a great number of young trees in the mountains.When the trees grow big and tall enough, they are cut down by workers and carried out of the mountains to the paper mill where fine paper is made from wood.Then it is taken to every corner of the country and used for differe...
Is there some kind of historical memory and folk wisdom that ensures that a community remembers about very extreme phenomena, such as catastrophic floods, and learns to establish new settlements in safer locations? We tested a unique set of empirical data on 1293 settlements founded in the course...
Destructive floods impose severe consequences on societies, leaving havoc and death in their wake. Annually, an average of 9000 people are killed, and 115 million require immediate assistance or are displaced by floods worldwide. Because of population increase in flood-prone areas alone, the number...
Hurricanes Helene and Milton proved disastrous for not only the states directly affected, but the entire country, sounding alarms for people who thought living inland mitigated their risk. Communities once perceived to be at low risk of damage from natural disasters, specifically flooding, may ha...
Hydroelectric dams are quite controversial because while they bring electricity to communities, they also contribute to deforestation. Damming opponents believe that the building of such structures not only has a negative environmental impact, but it also opens up the area to loggers and more roads ...
How Did We Fare with Flood Clean-Up in City? Residents Invited to Have Say on Impact of FloodsEvening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
After a week of record-shattering rainfall, powerful floods devastated parts of eastern Kentucky, destroying buildings and leaving many without drinking water, cell phone service, and power. Scores of people have died or remain missing. Here are some ways to help Kentuckians in need: ...
‘giving back’ is a notion that implies the company has taken something from the world that needs to be returned,” he says. “The first thing a truly responsible company does is make sure it’s not taking anything—from the environment, or from the communities where it op...
If you want to trade agricultural commodities, you have to bear in mind crop yields, climate episodes like floods or droughts, global politics, and labor issues. For instance, if French winemakers go to strike, it may affect wine prices globally. ...
and the number of floors can all impact pricing. A Preferred Risk Policy (a lower-cost flood insurance policy) provides both building and contents coverage for properties in moderate- to low-risk areas for one price.10Certain communities that have implemented flooding safeguards also qualify for ...