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Risk identification and assessment

A qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

Latest Risk identification and assessment additions in the Knowledge Base

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Four people die due to extreme heat in Italy: Who is most at risk when hot weather strikes Europe?

A new tool seeks to bridge that gap by forecasting how likely you are to die when hot weather hits different places in Europe. The data is based on age and sex.
Euronews
A flooded street in Da Nang, Vietnam during heavy typhoon rains
Research briefs

New study unveils ways to predict typhoon intensity with ‘eye of deep learning'

Amidst the challenges posed by climate change in predicting typhoons, a team of researchers has developed a technology that leverages real-time satellite data and deep learning capabilities to predict typhoons with greater precision.
Taylor and Francis
Research briefs

2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before

The progressive landslide took months to develop into a catastrophe
University of California, Los Angeles
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Documents and publications

Flood vulnerability assessment of built cultural heritage: Literature review and identification of indicators

The main objective of this study is to identify relevant flood vulnerability indicators (FLOVIs) that could be the basis for developing an indicator-based method dedicated to cultural heritage.
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Earthquakes suggest that tectonic clock is ticking in Kashmir

The geological and tectonic history of Kashmir suggests an intricate relationship with earthquakes. This means that earthquakes have carved the landscape and made Kashmir one of the reflections of paradise on Earth.
Kashmir Observer
Destruction of Hurricane Beryl
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Hurricane Beryl: For hard-hit islands, preparation paid off with rapid response. But recovery is complicated by widespread damage

One week after the storm, communities are coming to terms with the full extent of Hurricane Beryl’s destruction. And hurricane season is far from over.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Research briefs

Canadian wildfire smoke dispersal worsened by coincident cyclones, study suggests

Wilfires not only pose hazards to communities and wildlife with destruction of habits and infrastructure, but also affect public health, as well as impacting solar radiation and albedo feedbacks that link to global temperatures and meteorological cycles.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
AGU Advancing Earth and Space Science
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The oceans are heating so fast, some scientists call for a new “Category 6” hurricane classification

Rising ocean heat poses new threats in terms of damaging hurricanes—some scientists have called for a new “category 6” classification to be added to storms above 192mph.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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