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Consider the current COVID-19 pandemic, which highlights the breakdown of supply chains in securing PPE, as well as the many disasters that have come before it: Hurricane Maria, which battered Puerto Rico and the Virgin....Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:43:00 +0200europeansting-52a94da1abb8263208f60a70c0686220europeanstingen18.3988 -66.0685CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersDavosCommunicableDiseasesG20PublicHealthUNbodiesHurricane MariaCharlotte Petri GornitzkaUNICEFWorld Economic ForumFederal Aviation AdministrationAnnual Meeting20200422184300https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/medicines-from-the-sky-how-a-drone-may-save-your-life/But what happens when disaster strikes and infrastructure collapses completely? Consider the current COVID-19 pandemic, which highlights the breakdown of supply chains in securing PPE, as well as the many disasters that have come before it: Hurricane Maria, which battered Puerto Rico and the Virgin....Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:47:00 +0200agenda.weforum.org-6b749a8f1e0f8c2fed6a1e14afe2e24fagenda.weforum.orgen18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersUNbodiesDavosCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionCraig KennedyHurricane MariaCharlotte Petri GornitzkaUNICEFWorld Economic ForumFederal Aviation AdministrationAnnual Meeting20200421174700http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/5/362073A chance discovery by researchers at GNS Science has shed light on why it is possible for an earthquake, in rare conditions, to trigger a volcanic eruption. In a paper published this week in Science Advances, authors Ian Hamling and Geoff Kilgour of GNS Science describe their study of an eruption at....Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:35:00 +0200voxy-ef300ebbd24e745e3d2ab4663330976avoxyen-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersGeoff Kilgour20200406053500https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/04/04/mil-osi-new-zealand-chance-discovery-finds-goldilocks-conditions-needed-for-quakes-to-trigger-a-volcanic-eruption-04-04-2020/In a paper published this week in Science Advances , authors Ian Hamling and Geoff Kilgour of GNS Science describe their study of an eruption at Ambrym volcano in Vanuatu in 2015, during which they discovered, almost by accident, that it was very likely triggered by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake near the volcano the day before.Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:26:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-4e626a58ff5e1366119341c0d8d04ad2foreignaffairs-nzen-41.3348 174.807NaturalDisastersGeoff Kilgour20200404002600https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/backgrounders/Pages/emergency-telecommunications.aspxPopulation growth, rapid urbanization and climate change are contributing to a growing number of communities and people around the world becoming more vulnerable to extreme weather events and natural disasters that pose risks of death, destruction, displacement, injury and damage to people,....Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:36:00 +0100itu-a9e44b3c15430769c4ce95b769b2049bituen30.0779 31.2508ClimateChangeCrisisResponseUNbodiesEnvironmentNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidradio serviceCCCInformation and Communication TechnologiesUnited NationsStrategic PlanEmergencyAmateur radioGlobal ForumIntergovernmental ConferenceMember States20200325043600https://www.lnc.nc/breve/un-seisme-de-magnitude-5-2-a-l-est-de-mareUn séisme de magnitude 5,2 sur l’échelle ouverte de Richter s’est produit, peu après minuit la nuit dernière. L'épicentre du séisme était situé à 75 km de profondeur, à l'est des îles Loyauté, à 178 km de Tadine, et à 178 km également de l'île de Tanna, dans le sud du Vanuatu.Thu, 23 Apr 2020 03:21:00 +0200lnc-76f8cc8be37fd6708b30344413af423clncfr-17.7404 168.321An earthquake of magnitude 5,2 east of maréAn earthquake of magnitude 5,2 east of maréNaturalDisasters20200423032100https://www.lnc.nc/breve/un-seisme-de-magnitude-5-2-a-l-ouest-de-mareUn séisme de magnitude 5,2 sur l’échelle ouverte de Richter s’est produit, peu après minuit la nuit dernière. L'épicentre du séisme était situé à 75 km de profondeur, à l'ouest des îles Loyauté, à 178 km de Tadine, et à 178 km également de l'île de Tanna, dans le sud du Vanuatu.Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:47:00 +0200lnc-2319e93d42853480e57d46bf385a32e7lncfr-17.7404 168.321An earthquake of magnitude 5,2 west of maréAn earthquake of magnitude 5,2 west of maréNaturalDisasters20200422234700