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Simon Harrison

Shoothill - Bing Maps, Bespoke Software Solutions, GIS, Data Visualisations, Deep Zoom - 2 views

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Flood Hazard

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  • Simon Harrison on 09 Jul 12
     
    EXCELLENT HAZARDS RESOURCE Shoothill are specialist Bing Maps and Silverlight Deep Zoom developers who also offer bespoke software solutions for the public and private sectors.
Simon Harrison

Flooding, Drought and Wildfires Ravage China - 0 views

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Hazards china

shared by Simon Harrison on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Simon Harrison on 05 Jun 12
     
    Tens of thousands evacuated as extreme rain events swamp central China More than a million people have been affected in central China's Hunan province, as storms dumped 200+mm of rain in less than 24 hours. Floods have claimed at least a dozen lives, leaving many others injured, damaging or destroying thousands of homes, and forcing...
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Quakes 'could rupture glacial lakes' - 0 views

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earthquakes

shared by Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11
     
    Glacial lakes in the Himalayas could pose a major hazard to population centres if they are ruptured by earthquakes, scientists say.
Simon Harrison

US counts the cost of nine months of unprecedented weather extremes - 0 views

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weather extremes

shared by Simon Harrison on 07 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Simon Harrison on 07 Sep 11
     
    According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, there have been 10 major disasters this year As deadly fires continue to burn across bone-dry Texas and eight inches of rain from tropical storm Lee falls on New Orleans, the US is beginning to count the cost of nine months of unprecedented weather extremes. READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR LIST OF HAZARDS FOR USA IN 2011 (HOMEWORK 1)
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