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ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses President Joe Biden’s record on climate change after one year in office. source
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South Asia's Floods Show Clear and Present Danger of Climate Change
D. Raghunandan of the Delhi Science Forum talks about the recent incidents of flooding and extreme weather events in various parts of south Asia. He describes various incidents over the past few years, this year’s massive flooding in Pakistan, and why our cities are especially vulnerable. He also talks about …
Read More »Climate Change & Disaster Mgmt | Disasters: The ground realities are often different! | #charcha2020
A panel moderated by Anshu Gupta (Goonj) is bringing together some of the practitioners from the ground to share their experiences , difference they see in other disasters and Covid and how the ground realities are often totally different from the larger perceptions . Speakers: Anshu Gupta, Vijay Pratap Singh …
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The effects of climate change and aging infrastructure have made emergency situations more commonplace. This webinar will look at preparing for emergency events, maintaining essential services during a crisis and managing the aftermath. Rachael Brownstein, Treatment and Environment Systems Officer at East Gippsland Water, will cover the actions taken by …
Read More »Spending trillions on ‘defense’ left America unprepared for real disasters
[ad_1] News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today With an annual budget of $700 billion and climbing, the military has bought some seriously fancy planes. Take the F-35 fighters, with a price tag of $100 million per plane. Known as the Joint Strike Fighter, it’s the Pentagon’s …
Read More »COVIDCalls 4.21.2020 KathleenTierney–What do disasters reveal about society?
My guest today is the one and only sociologist of disaster Kathleen Tierney. Our wide-ranging discussion touches on the many ways that disasters reveal society as it is, and what it can be. Kathleen served as the director of the Natural Hazards Center from 2003 until 2016, and previously served …
Read More »Prepping For Survival – How To Survive Any Coming Disasters
With a changing climate and increasing instability of infrastructure, disaster may be looming uncomfortably near. If a calamity were to befall your community, could you count upon government services to come to your aid? If not, how long would you last on your own? Prepping is actually easier than you …
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Implemented by CARE, USAID’s project, Promoting Resilience to Risk of Natural Hazards (PRERONA) aims to repair and refurbish Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (MPCS) in Cox’s Bazar. The project’s goal is to strengthen community resilience by targeting primary schools that double as cyclone shelters in poor conditions to improve their physical infrastructure …
Read More »Alekz Londos- climate change disasters keep on happening-and its only going to get worse
Alekz Londos a busy activist. Alekz walks the walk. Alekz Londos is the owner of Advanced Disaster Relief. He has independently provided international disaster … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »RISE 2019 Day 2 Communicating Disasters (Multipurpose Room) – Part 4
Communicating Disasters: Reenvisioning University-Community Relationships in a Climate Change World Time: 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM, November 19 Location: … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
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