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Richard Allaway

What are the chances of a supervolcano in Yellowstone? | Science | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Intense seismic activity in Yellowstone National Park in the last two weeks has led to speculation that a cataclysmic eruption is imminent.
Richard Allaway

Haiti promised $10bn in aid - double what it asked for | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

  • The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, who co-chaired a conference of about 120 countries and international organisations at the United Nations in New York, called the pledges "an impressive sum by any standard". The conference drew $9.9bn of donations to rebuild infrastructure
Richard Allaway

Cruise company boss says tourists helping Haiti quake relief effort | World news | guar... - 0 views

  • In defence of his company's much-criticised decision to continue sending cruises to the fenced-off and heavily-guarded resort, he said the livelihoods of 230 staff and about 270 local traders depended on their visits
Richard Allaway

When earthquakes hit, it's the poor city dwellers that die | Education | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Natural disasters have a disproportionate affect on the world's billions of urban poor, according to a United Nations survey of the past 30 years
Matt Podbury

Drought | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 2 views

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    Drought information from the Guradian website
Richard Allaway

The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Amazo... - 0 views

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    Book examines in a brilliant narrative the long-term and short-term causes, successful and unsuccessful responses to Hurricane Katrina along the U. S. Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.  Include a special focus on especially vulnerable populations. [Submitted by John Jordan]
Matt Podbury

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    STREVA is an innovative interdisciplinary project that aims to reduce the negative consequences of volcanic activity on people and assets. The project works collaboratively across different disciplines to develop and apply a practical and adaptable volcanic risk assessment framework.
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