Posts Tagged ‘disaster management’
Sunlight-oil mix is deadly for fish embryos
UC DAVIS (US) — In shallow water, even small oil spills can have a significant effect on marine life, according to new research that indicates common chemical analyses of oil spills may be inadequate. Continue…
Friday, January 20, 2012 11:21 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Apr 1, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Finding a ‘new normal’ in Japan
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Many survivors of Japan’s triple disaster are facing a hard emotional reality: The “old normal” is gone. Now the search for a new normal begins, says a mental trauma expert. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2010 14:30 - 0 Comments
Predicting an oil spill’s next move
UC SANTA BARBARA (US)—A new way to forecast the spread of oil spills has helped pinpoint where and when oil would wash ashore in the Gulf of Mexico—days in advance. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 29, 2010 11:41 - 6 Comments
How nature cleans up a big oily mess
NYU (US)—What if cleaning up the oil in the Gulf of Mexico wasn’t a matter of choosing between harsh chemical dispersants, labor-intensive skimming, and potentially dangerous burns? Nature may have already provided the ideal weapons: biosurfactants. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 4, 2010 19:48 - 0 Comments
Recovery efforts more destructive than spill?
INDIANA U. (US)—While the initial effects of the massive Gulf Coast oil leak could be devastating to coastal wetlands and beaches, the subsequent cleanup could be even more damaging to the sensitive ecosystems, says a wetlands expert at Indiana University. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 16, 2010 11:04 - 3 Comments
Social networks key to New Orleans recovery
RUTGERS (US)—In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a city that had lost so much managed to preserve a critical element to its eventual recovery: social capital. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2010 17:40 - 0 Comments
Quake drill points to shaky communication
U. COLORADO (US)—Researchers who devised the largest earthquake preparedness event ever undertaken in the United States say one of the biggest challenges was translating devastation projections from a hypothetical magnitude 7.8 San Andreas Fault temblor into timely, usable information to the more than 5 million California participants in 2008. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2010 13:42 - 2 Comments
Satellite images guide Haiti relief efforts
U. TEXAS (US)—In the days following the Haiti earthquake, satellite and aerial imagery, along with elevation data, helped first responders distribute aid and medical care and conduct search and rescue missions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2010 17:22 - 1 Comment
Almost half of injured Haitians are children
USC (US)—Victims of the Jan. 12 quake in Haiti include an extraordinarily high number of children—more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total—according to a statistical study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 18:35 - 3 Comments
Earthquake engineer reports from Haiti
U. BUFFALO (US)—Days after arriving in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, a team of French-speaking structural engineers led by Andre Filiatrault, University at Buffalo civil engineering professor, was appointed by the United Nations as its interim lead coordinating team for organizing and initiating building assessments. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 11, 2009 11:40 - 3 Comments
Putting social media to work in a crisis
“When situations are dire, and the magnitude of an emergency affects a region, we know that people are quite resourceful at doing what they can to survive and to help others,” says computer scientist Leysia Palen. “Today this means turning to online sources to collate information from many places to try to make the best decisions possible.”
Science & Technology - Sep 2, 2009 12:05 - 0 Comments
‘Smart’ pipes call for help
Engineers Pai Chou (pictured), Masanobu Shinozuka, and colleagues are developing a water pipe monitoring system that features GPS tracking, fail-safe wireless communication, and video cameras such as the one shown.
Society & Culture - Jun 9, 2009 6:00 - 0 Comments
Coping skills go global to aid survivors
Indonesian students and their families are learning to cope with trauma as part of a global outreach effort.
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2009 16:54 - 0 Comments
Post-Katrina stress linked to heart problems
TULANE (US)—Chronic stress following Hurricane Katrina contributed to a three-fold increase in heart attacks in New Orleans more than two years after levee breaches flooded most of the city, according to researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine. The analysis is one of the first to look at the long-term impact on public health resulting from major disasters. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2009 13:54 - 0 Comments
Report: Disaster relief act ignores 21st-century threats
NYU (US)—Years after Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attacks, the Federal government still lacks the legal authority to provide rapid financial assistance to residents, small businesses, and municipal governments following a major disaster. (more…)
