Natural disasters
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How have other Latinamerican countries handled natural disasters?
Faced with the devastation caused by the San Andrés y Providencia hurricane, we investigated other cases about how governments attempt…
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Mental health strained by disaster
Suicide rates increase during hurricanes, tornadoes and other similar events, new research finds
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New global temperature data will inform study of climate impacts on health, agriculture
A seemingly small one-to-two degree change in the global climate can dramatically alter weather-related hazards
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The 6 most important earthquakes in history
Recently, it was the 50th anniversary of the earthquake in Yungay, Peru. We decided to see what were the most…
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Cloud-based electronic system may help to better react to natural disasters
Every year natural disasters kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide, according to the World…
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The fire in Chernobyl was controlled
After nearly 10 days of a fire near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, authorities were able to put it out…
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