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Introduction UNDRR today launched a new Words into Action guide to coincide with the on-going debate about the shape of the succe...

Introduction Belarus and Moldova are the first countries to undergo an independent multi-stakeholder assessment coordinated by th...

Introduction In December, 2019, there was an outbreak of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan...

Introduction Facebook has opened up real-time map data and has also pledged to donate to those fighting the blaze. Content Austra...

Abstract In disaster mitigation planning for future large earthquakes, seismic ground motion predictions are a crucial part of ea...

Abstract Emergency specialist Rohini Sampoornam Swaminathan uses evolving mapping and remote-sensing technology to see risks like ...

Abstract AUSTIN, Texas — Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast — drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. The...

Abstract Lakes on the Mongolian Plateau are shrinking rapidly, according to researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Ac...

Introduction 6 November 2019 – The South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (SCSTAC) became fully operational on 5 November, the W...

Introduction Nadi, Fiji, 30 September 2019 – The first training of the Tsunami Evacuation Maps, Plans and Procedures Programme (T...