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Urbanization Exposes French Cities to Greater Seismic Risk
Mar. 7, 2014 — French researchers have looked into data mining to develop a method for extracting information on the vulnerability of cities in regions of moderate risk, creating a proxy for assessing the probable ... full story -
Japanese Town: Half the Survivors of Mega-Earthquake, Tsunami, Have PTSD Symptoms
Mar. 6, 2014 — A new study shows that more than half the survivors in one Japanese town exhibited 'clinically concerning' symptoms of PTSD following the country's mega-earthquake and tsunami. ... full story -
HIV/STI Prevention Program in Haiti Is Changing and Saving Lives
Mar. 4, 2014 — A little training can go a long way in a desperate situation, a professor working in Haiti has recently demonstrated. She visited Leogane, Haiti, six times between 2011-2012 training eight displaced ... full story -
European Flood Risk Could Double by 2050
Mar. 2, 2014 — Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change and socioeconomic development. Understanding the risk posed by large-scale floods is of growing ... full story -
Training Begins for Police Officers to Control Bleeding of Mass-Casualty Victims in the US
Feb. 27, 2014 — Surgeons and first responder organizations have been working to increase the number of survivors of an active shooter or mass casualty incident. An important part of this initiative requires all law ... full story -
Did Five Years of Drought Lead to Two Years of Revolution in Syria?
Feb. 26, 2014 — Negotiators in Geneva might not have brought the conflict in Syria to an end last week, but new research explains how the 2006–10 drought contributed to its ... full story -
United Kingdom Urgently Needs a Green Economic Strategy, Report Finds
Feb. 23, 2014 — The United Kingdom urgently needs a green economic strategy to move towards low-carbon prosperity, resource security and environmental quality, says a new report. The report identifies innovation, ... full story -
Reducing HIV Transmission Among Drug Injectors Lowers AIDS Mortality in Heterosexuals
Feb. 21, 2014 — A recent study sheds light on the pathways connecting HIV epidemics in different populations, concluding that programs for people who use drugs -- like syringe exchange, HIV counseling and testing, ... full story -
Public Defibrillator Shortage Helping to Boost Heart Attack Deaths Away from Hospital
Feb. 19, 2014 — The restricted availability of defibrillators, and poor understanding of how to use them, are helping to boost the number of deaths from heart attacks occurring outside hospitals, suggests a study of ... full story -
Insurance Status May Influence Transfer Decisions in Trauma Cases, Study Reveals
Feb. 19, 2014 — Emergency rooms are less likely to transfer critically injured patients to trauma centers if they have health insurance, according to a new study. The counterintuitive finding suggests that insured ... full story -
Malagasy Fishers Support Fishing Regulations Despite Economic Challenges
Feb. 19, 2014 — The fishing villages of Madagascar -- a country with little history of natural resource regulation -- are generally supportive of fishing regulations, an encouraging finding that bodes well for ... full story -
Technology Available to Attend to Mass Casualties in Nuclear Disaster Evaluated
Feb. 19, 2014 — How would a city, state, or country handle a disaster in which hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to radiation? When the number of people involved exceeds the capacity of nearby hospitals, ... full story -
Los Angeles' Vulnerability to Future Sea Level Rise Projected
Feb. 18, 2014 — Los Angeles, a metropolis perched on the edge of a coast, can expect to experience sea level rise of as much as two feet due by 2050 due to climate change, according to current ... full story -
Study of 2011 Illinois Flood Will Lead to Better Preparedness
Feb. 18, 2014 — In May 2011, when the US Army Corps of Engineers used explosives to breach a levee south of Cairo, Ill., diverting the rising waters of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to prevent flooding in the ... full story -
Extreme Weather Images in the Media Cause Fear and Disengagement With Climate Change
Feb. 18, 2014 — Extreme weather images represent human suffering and loss. They are iconic of climate change and are symbols of its natural impacts. Reporting on extreme weather has increased over the last few ... full story -
Finding Common Ground Fosters Understanding of Climate Change
Feb. 17, 2014 — Grasping the concept of climate change and its impact on the environment can be difficult. Establishing common ground and using models, however, can break down barriers and present the concept in an ... full story -
Outsmarting Nature During Disasters: Instead of Winging It, Planners Need to Think Carefully About Costs and Benefits
Feb. 17, 2014 — The dramatic images of natural disasters, including hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake and tsunami, show that nature, not the people preparing for hazards, often wins the ... full story -
Archaeologists Lend Long-Term Perspective to Food Security and Climate Shock
Feb. 16, 2014 — What role does pre-existing vulnerabilities play for people who experience a climate shock? Does it amplify the effects of the climate shock or is effect negligible? Archaeologists are looking into ... full story -
Longer Commutes Disadvantage African-American Workers
Feb. 15, 2014 — African-Americans spend more time than any other group getting to work and in some cases spend about 15 minutes more a day than whites commuting, according to recent ... full story -
Understanding Everything from Family Structure to Trauma: New Technology Is Yielding Bigger Data
Feb. 13, 2014 — Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics. The volume of data created through new ... full story -
Indigenous Response to Natural Disaster Illuminated by Study
Feb. 13, 2014 — When a tsunami struck American Samoa in 2009, indigenous institutions on the islands provided effective disaster relief that could help federal emergency managers in similar communities nationwide, ... full story
- Public defibrillator shortage helping to boost heart attack deaths away from hospital
- Insurance status may influence transfer decisions in trauma cases, study reveals
- Malagasy fishers support fishing regulations despite economic challenges
- Technology available to attend to mass casualties in nuclear disaster evaluated
- Los Angeles' vulnerability to future sea level rise projected
- Study of 2011 Illinois flood will lead to better preparedness
- Extreme weather images in the media cause fear and disengagement with climate change
- Finding common ground fosters understanding of climate change
- Outsmarting nature during disasters: Instead of winging it, planners need to think carefully about costs and benefits
- Understanding everything from family structure to trauma: New technology is yielding bigger data
- Indigenous response to natural disaster illuminated by study
- Drought contributed to Typhus epidemics in Mexico from 1655 to 1918, study shows
- First global evidence that foreign aid boosts public opinion
- Walking in their shoes: How fundraisers can boost donations
- Climate change threatens to cause trillions in damage to world's coastal regions if they do not adapt to sea-level rise
- The case for tele-emergency services
- Study: 39 percent of unemployed Americans seeking work for 6+ months
- 40 percent of minors in Lorca suffer post-traumatic stress a year after earthquake
- Government grants reduce HIV risks for teenage girls in South Africa
- The reality behind Europe's response to climate change
- Alberta plan fails to protect headwater havens for vulnerable wildlife
- Privately insured bariatric surgery patients lose more weight than government-subsidized
- New report focuses on interface of digital humanitarian groups, government
- Intervention helps older adults prepare for emergencies
- 0.3% of GPD would protect East Asia from climate change
- Medicare plans understate risky prescribing rates
- First-of-its-kind portable radar device: NASA, Homeland Security test disaster recovery tool
- Whale mass stranding attributed to sonar mapping for first time
- China's synthetic gas plants would be greenhouse giants
- Psychiatry study reveals need to identify, triage, and treat mental health disorders after disasters
- Women in large urban areas at higher risk of postpartum depression
- Expert questions US public health agency advice on influenza vaccines
- How should geophysics contribute to disaster planning?
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