Group items tagged China - IB Geography Hazards and Disasters

China News: Landslides, Floods Plague Quake-hit Southwest China | China Digital Times... - 0 views

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shared by Rob Micallef on 29 Jul 09 - Cached

Technology Review: China Lacks Earthquake Early-Warning System - 0 views

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shared by Rob Micallef on 16 Feb 09 - Cached

Rob Micallef on 16 Feb 09

The death of thousands of people following Monday's earthquake in Sichuan, China, has once again called attention to the need for technology that provides better warning of such devastating natural events.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The death of thousands of people following Monday's earthquake in Sichuan, China, has once again called attention to the need for technology that provides better warning of such devastating natural events. </div>

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Typhoon Haiyan: What's a Superpower to Do? | TIME.com - 1 views

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shared by Ian Gabrielson on 14 Nov 13 - No Cached

Ian Gabrielson on 14 Nov 13

"Typhoon Haiyan: What's a Superpower to Do? The U.S. dispatches a flotilla of aid, while China barely lifts a finger to help its neighbor"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Typhoon Haiyan: What's a Superpower to Do? The U.S. dispatches a flotilla of aid, while China barely lifts a finger to help its neighbor"</div>

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World Briefing - Asia - China - Second Child for Quake Families - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 23 Jan 09 - Cached

China releases earthquake death toll of children | World news | The Guardian - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 20 Jan 10 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 20 Jan 10

Children as a vulnerable sector of the population.

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Drought turns southern China into arid plain | Environment | The Guardian - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 10 Apr 10 - Cached

The Great Beyond: Hundreds dead in China earthquake - 2 views

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BBC News - Typhoon Haiyan: Vietnam and China brace for landfall - 0 views

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Humans to blame for scale of devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, say experts | South ... - 1 views

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Ian Gabrielson on 14 Nov 13

""You have a very intense event hitting a very susceptible part of the world. It's that combination of nature and man," said MIT tropical meteorology professor Kerry Emanuel. "If one of those ingredients were missing, you wouldn't have a disaster.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""You have a very intense event hitting a very susceptible part of the world. It's that combination of nature and man," said MIT tropical meteorology professor Kerry Emanuel. "If one of those ingredients were missing, you wouldn't have a disaster.""</div>

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The World's Most Earthquake-Vulnerable Cities - Forbes.com - 1 views

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Technology Review: China Lacks Earthquake Early-Warning System - 0 views

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shared by Rob Micallef on 16 Feb 09 - Cached

YouTube - Sichuan quake survivors cope with harsh reality - 01 Jan 09 - 0 views

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Maplecroft | Home | About Maplecroft | Media Room | News | China, India, Philippines an... - 0 views

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shared by Matt Podbury on 26 Aug 11 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 26 Aug 11

Economic Risk V's Disaster - Great resource for IB Hazards and Disasters module.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Economic Risk V's Disaster - Great resource for IB Hazards and Disasters module.</div>

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