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Andrew Woodman

Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy? | Video on TED.com - 0 views

  • Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think -- and might even change your mind.
Andrew Woodman

MapAction Home Page - 0 views

  • In a humanitarian crisis, relief agencies need rapid answers to questions about 'where'. Where are the greatest needs? Where are the gaps that need to be filled?MapAction works in disaster zones providing frequently updated situation maps showing where relief help is most urgently needed.
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    A site which emphasises the key role spatial information plays in the human response to hazards and disasters.
Andrew Woodman

Crisis in the Horn of Africa | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hun... - 3 views

  • The Horn of Africa is the cradle of humanity -- ethnically rich and culturally vibrant. But it's also a region dogged by crisis. This year 17 million people in the region will need emergency assistance.
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    A detailed look at the causes and responses to food issues in the Horn of Africa - drought is a key element of the problem.
Andrew Woodman

Australia's floods: The drought ends, the shouting starts | The Economist - 1 views

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    Rains return to the Murray Darling Basin but the squabbling over water - which is like gold in this area - continues.
Andrew Woodman

Data | The World Bank - 0 views

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    A great source of data and statistics on population, development and other key geographical issues
Andrew Woodman

BBC News - Is this the hungriest place on earth? - 0 views

  • Aid agencies are warning of an impending food emergency in South Sudan, where "unexpected and alarming" malnutrition rates in one region, devastated by drought and tribal conflict, have prompted an appeal for urgent extra funding.Akobo, in the eastern region of Jonglei, is now the "hungriest place on earth," according to aid officials, after a new survey showed that 46% of children under five are malnourished - 15% severely so.
Andrew Woodman

More from Eyjafjallajokull - The Big Picture - Boston.com - 1 views

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    Great photos of the volcano in Iceland
Andrew Woodman

BBC News - Did the over-45s ruin life for the rest of us? - 0 views

  • The richest, most powerful generation that ever lived is embarking on a comfortable retirement. But why does it feel like they've pulled up the ladder with them?
Andrew Woodman

BBC News - UN Haiti meeting pledges billions - 0 views

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    Human response - recontsruction efforts in Haiti.
Andrew Woodman

Video: Iceland volcano spews lava | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Video footage of the volcanic eruption in Iceland
Andrew Woodman

Is Africa underpopulated? | Katine | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Overview of population browth issues including China and its Economic dividend.
Andrew Woodman

Solving Japan's age-old problem | Money | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Gadgets and other clever techniques targeted at the grey yen in Japan
Andrew Woodman

Transparency: Comparing the Chile and Haiti Earthquakes - Transparency - GOOD - 4 views

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    Good graphics looking at Haiti and Chile earthquakes and considering vulnerability through comparison of Richter scale with Mercalli scale. Focuses on numbers of peole affected (population density) and building standards.
munirih jahanpour

BBC News - Why did so many people die in Haiti's quake? - 0 views

  • Why did so many people die in Haiti's quake?
  • The devastating earthquakes that hit China on 12 May 2008, Italy on 6 April 2009 and Haiti one month ago all measured above 6.0 and took many lives. But why was the human cost so much greater for Haiti?
  • the size of the quake , but also how near it is to the surface, the density of the population near its epicentre, as well as whether there are any heavily urbanised areas nearby. These all indicate a higher death toll - and were all features of the Haiti quake.
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  • poverty also plays its role,
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  • One of the problems in Port-au-Prince is the lack of space, he adds, as well as a constantly shifting and mobile population. The task now for such organisations is to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet, given the inevitable crippling economic cost of such a quake.
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    A good comparison to Chinese and Italian earthquake's tolls
Jakub Brecka

Chernobyl - The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident - 1 views

  • Causes of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident:The precise causes of the accident are still uncertain, but it is generally believed that the series of incidents that led to the explosion, fire and nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl was caused by a combination of reactor design flaws and operator error.Loss of Life from the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident:By mid-2005, fewer than 60 deaths could be linked directly to Chernobyl—mostly workers who were exposed to massive radiation during the accident or children who developed thyroid cancer. Estimates of the eventual death toll from Chernobyl vary widely. A 2005 report by the Chernobyl Forum—eight U.N. organizations—estimated the accident eventually would cause about 4,000 deaths. Greenpeace places the figure at 93,000 deaths, based on information from the Belarus National Academy of Sciences. Physical Health Effects Linked to the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident:The Belarus National Academy of Sciences estimates 270,000 people in the region around the accident site will develop cancer as a result of Chernobyl radiation and that 93,000 of those cases are likely to be fatal. Another report by the Center for Independent Environmental Assessment of the Russian Academy of Sciences found a dramatic increase in mortality since 1990—60,000 deaths in Russia and an estimated 140,000 deaths in Ukraine and Belarus—probably due to Chernobyl radiation.
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    A good source for outlines of the different aspects of the disaster such as not only the number of people affected by death or radiation but also the psychological consequences the nuclear explosion brought about and the cause of the explosion outlined briefly.
Jakub Brecka

Chernobyl | Chernobyl Accident | Chernobyl Disaster - 1 views

  • The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the atmosphere and downwind. Two Chernobyl plant workers died on the night of the accident, and a further 28 people died within a few weeks as a result of acute radiation poisoning. The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyla nuclear power plant in the Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operatorsb.  It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture.
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    A good site for the chemical process involved in the disaster and nuclear explosion at Chernobyl. Also some facts and figures as well as the reason for the explosion of the nuclear reactor.
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