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Biodiversity, Disaster Risk Reduction, Image, Tsunami

Mangrove forests protect against tsunamis

Image September 19, 2015 ekh351 Leave a comment

The tsunami in 2004 demonstrated that land protected by mangrove forests suffered far less damage than areas felled for resorts and farming.Mangrove_Peyri_Herrera_Flickr2

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  1. Incredible footage of lava flows out of Erta Ale volcano in northeastern Ethiopia. Erta Ale is located in the Afar depression, a badland desert area that is part of the northern section of the East African Rift system. The volcano is one of only a few in the world with a constantly active lava lake.

    Eruptions at Erta Ale volcano

    February 3, 2017 ekh351 Leave a comment
  2. Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In addition to frequent cyclones and drought, large areas of the country are at risk of earthquakes.
    With densely populated cities, even a relatively small earthquake could have catastrophic consequences. Amrai Pari (Together We Can Do It) is harnessing the power of animation to help people be better prepared. Find out more about the project: http://bbc.in/2gsG8Tx

    Earthquake education using animations

    December 1, 2016 ekh351 Leave a comment
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  1. Over the last 20 years, 90% of all deaths due to natural disasters occurred in low and middle-income countries.

    More information: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/why-ending-poverty-is-key-to-reducing-deaths-from-disasters

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    Poverty and natural disasters

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  2. 500km high eruption plumes on Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active object ever discovered!

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    Image source: New Horizons mission, NASA

    Mega-plumes from volcanic eruptions on Io

    June 10, 2016 ekh351 Leave a comment
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  1. “Disaster risk is a function of the hazard, the exposure and the vulnerability.”

    Marc Forni, The World Bank

    Quote: Marc Forni

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  2. “The mitigation of earthquake risk requires the knowledge of hazards to be delivered to the people that need it!”

    Professor Roger Bilham

    Quote: Professor Roger Bilham

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