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Pediatric Field Hospital in Haiti Provides Lessons in Disaster Planning and Response
October 3, 2010 — A new study looks at the creation and evolution of a pediatric field hospital -- from a disaster service facility to a full-fledged children's hospital -- during the weeks and months following the ... > full story -
Operation Unified Response: Three Phases of Disaster Care in Haiti
October 3, 2010 — A pediatric medical response to a major disaster should focus on three consecutive missions: protection of life and limb, continuing care and finally, humanitarian aid, according to new ... > full story -
Offshore San Andreas Fault and Associated Ecosystems Mapped
September 30, 2010 — An effort to map offshore portions of the San Andreas fault could help scientists better understand past earthquakes -- and the potential for future ... > full story -
Less Than Half of Essential Workers Willing to Report to Work During a Serious Pandemic, Study Finds
September 29, 2010 — Although first responders willingly put themselves in harm's way during disasters, new research indicates that they may not be as willing -- if the disaster is a potentially lethal pandemic. In a ... > full story -
Model Aims to Reduce Disaster Toll on City's Social, Economic Fabric
September 28, 2010 — Researchers have created a computer model that predicts how a disaster's impact on critical infrastructure would affect a city's social and economic fabric, a potential tool to help reduce the ... > full story -
Designer’s Door Could Prove a Real Lifesaver in Earthquake Emergency
September 28, 2010 — A door which could be used as a shelter after an earthquake has just been ... > full story -
Pinpointing Where Volcanic Eruptions Could Strike
September 26, 2010 — A better way to pinpoint where volcanic eruptions are likely to occur has been produced by an international team of ... > full story -
Extreme Conditions Deep in Earth's Interior Recreated
September 23, 2010 — Scientists have recreated the tremendous pressures and high temperatures deep in the Earth to resolve a long-standing puzzle: why some seismic waves travel faster than others through the boundary ... > full story -
Computer Simulations of Real Earthquakes Made Available to Worldwide Network
September 22, 2010 — A research team has developed the capability to produce realistic movies of earthquakes based on complex computer simulations that can be made available worldwide within hours of a disastrous ... > full story -
Hot Atmosphere of Venus Might Cool Interior of Earth’s Sister Planet
September 20, 2010 — The heat in the atmosphere of Venus, induced from a strong greenhouse warming, might actually have a cooling effect on the planet's interior. This counter-intuitive theory is based on calculations ... > full story
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