MANILA, September 28, 2009 (AFP) - Flooding spawned by Typhoon "Ondoy" in the Philippines is just the latest in a series of natural disasters that afflict the archipelago, stuck in both the Pacific typhoon belt and its volcanic "Ring of Fire."Storms, landslides or earthquakes -- and ...
War or natural disasters often destroy or cause major damage to sanitary systems. The destruction of waste treatment systems can increase the risk of disease and even death among survivors.Some people dig holes in the ground that serve as individual toil
War or natural disasters often destroy or cause major damage to sanitary systems. The destruction of waste treatment systems can increase the risk of disease and even death among survivors. Some people dig holes in the ground that serve as individual toilets. However, micro-organisms from human ...
In many post-disaster situations,there is NO food, shelter, services or gas to spare for volunteers. Many volunteers going into the Philippines, Pakistan, Haiti, Japan, even the Gulf Coast states in the USA after Katrina or states affected by Sandy, had to be absolutely self-sustaining for ...
In 2016 Yunnan has had the low temperature freezing snow disaster,the mud-rock flow,the earthquake,the flooding successively and so on a series of natural disasters;Mainly present following characteristic:the overall disaster situation compared the recent years to be light;the disaster affects the sc...
Located in the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the Philippines is also lashed by about 20typhoons and stormsa year and is among the countries most prone to natural disasters.
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A tour boat with some 150 passengers on board capsized Sunday afternoon in northwest Colombia. So far, at least nine people are confirmed dead while 30 others are still missing. Here is a look at some major ferry and ship sinking disasters around the world in...
Multi-purpose crops as maize, rice, soybean, and wheat are key in the debate concerning food, land, water and energy security and sustainability. While strong evidence exists on the effects of climate variability on the production of these crops, so far
War or natural disasters often destroy or cause major damage to sanitary systems. The destruction of waste treatment systems can increase the risk of disease and even death among survivors.Some people dig holes in the ground that serve as individual toilets. However, micro-organisms from human ...
Our framework is thus consistent with several studies using heat exposure to represent climate-related hazards and age to represent vulnerability to analyze the risk of heat stress in urban areas in Brazil, China, Finland, the Philippines, and the USA34,43,44,45,46. These combined data allow ...