Climate change and natural disaster risk are closely linked and climate change threatens to heighten these impacts in many areas, both by changing the frequency and/or intensity of extreme events and by bringing changes in mean conditions that may alter the underlying vulnerability of populations to...
climate changenatural disastermacroeconomic impactincome distributionpovertyvulnerabilityCommonly occurring natural events become natural disasters when they affect the population through death and injury, and/or through the destruction of natural and physical capital on which people rely for their livelihood ...
【答案】D【核心短语/词汇】climate change:气候变化;natural disaster:自然灾害;hurricane:飓风;drought:干旱【翻译】气候变化可能导致更频繁和严重的自然灾害,如飓风和干旱。【解析】本题考查短语辨析。A项turn to译为“转向;变成;求助于”;B项come to译为“到达;苏醒”;C项get to译为“到达”;D项lead to译为...
Vinod Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only if governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. When considering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action ...
This can lead to gaps in disaster preparedness and response efforts. In conclusion, natural disasters and climate change are two interconnected issues that require urgent attention from individuals and governments. The impact of natural disasters on humans and the environment is devastating, and the ...
Natural Disaster Risk in Infrastructure Projects (Coursera) In this course, you will learn about the challenges that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face in the context of natural disasters and climate change, and their consequent impacts on infrastructure projects and socio-economic dev...
Climate change results in increased intensity of natural disasters, such as hurricanes Hurricanes bring catastrophic flooding with risks to perinatal health Disaster-related health research—challenges to assessing long term impact Pregnancy outcomes after a hurricane or extensive flooding Maternal stress and...
the proof came in the form of16 $1 billion-plus natural disastersin a single year—and Hurricane Harvey was the worst of them all. The Category 4 storm, which crippled Houston and killed dozens of people, likely achieved its massive size and drenching rains because climate change gave it ...
Natural disaster Flooding Climate change beliefs 1. Introduction Despite a strong consensus within the scientific community on contemporaneous global climate change, public opinions on its existence and anthropogenic causes diverge (Cook et al., 2013). Nonetheless, the belief in the existence of climate...
rains that fell after an abnormal heatwave, which many also call climate change. With the help ofGIS mapping, we can record hazardous areas and monitor their status in real-time. But remote sensing for natural disaster management will also reduce the damage from natural catastrophes in the ...