Why so many earthquakes are rocking Puerto Rico

Just before 9:00 a.m. local time on January 11, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattled Puerto Rico’s southwestern coast. The event…

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OPINION: Ten years after earthquake, Haiti still vulnerable to disasters

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. In…

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These are the top risks facing the world in 2020

This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting For the first time the Global Risks Report is…

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Earthquake forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens more large aftershocks are likely

Source(s):  Conversation Media Group, the By Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University Multiple strong and…

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Climate change the greatest national security threat for Fiji, as the country strengthens disaster preparedness

Source: CDANetwork All images courtesy of the IFRC “The next disaster will strike when the memory of the last one…

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Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review

Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood - according to a review of research…

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A multi-sector multi-region economic growth model of drought and the value of water: A case study in Pakistan

Source: ScienceDirect Highlights •Ecohydrological vegetation model and multi-sector multi-region economic growth model are integrated. •The values of several parameters of…

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In-depth: Understanding the impacts of changing Arctic storms

For ships sailing close to the north pole, few events pose bigger risks than an Arctic storm. Arctic storms can…

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Climate change: Last decade confirmed as warmest on record

The 10 years to the end of 2019 have been confirmed as the warmest decade on record by three global…

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Climate change: Arctic ice melt makes permafrost vulnerable

The absence of sea ice in the Arctic is closely connected to the melting of permafrost, according to a new…

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