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Apr 16, 2024 · Qatar's location, away from major tectonic plate boundaries and in a climatically stable region, significantly lowers its risk of experiencing severe natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Can technological advancements reduce the impact of natural disasters in more vulnerable regions?
- Kate Kershner
Feb 21, 2024 · In between those extremes lies the sweet spot of danger: large asteroids that could wipe out a city or wreak havoc on a civilization — it would be, by far, the greatest catastrophe to ever happen...
Sep 21, 2017 · An expert in post-disaster reconstruction explains what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to rebuilding a city.
- Alfredo Stein Heinemann
Be they perils from space, forces of nature run amok or the results of human hubris, upheavals feel — for those not enduring them, at least — cathartic. But real disasters aren't lone events born of simple, soluble problems, and they don't end when the credits roll. Nor are they necessarily a question of scale.
- Nicholas Gerbis
The interactive map provides data for a range of natural hazards, including tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Users can select individual hazards to learn more about the date of occurrence, location, severity, economic impact, and social impact.
Feb 19, 2024 · Camels in Australia, huskies in India, and lions in the USA would become a common sight after a few hundred years. What Would Happen To Our Great Cities? If the pumps that keep water out of underground services fail, the subway tunnels would be filled with water within 36 hours, causing the subway services to shut down.
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Scenarios in which a global catastrophic risk creates harm have been widely discussed. Some sources of catastrophic risk are anthropogenic (caused by humans), such as global warming, [1] environmental degradation, and nuclear war. [2] Others are non-anthropogenic or natural, such as meteor impacts or supervolcanoes.
