Tag: disasters
Natural disasters: the bill soars for insurers
With global warming, natural disasters are on the increase… And if the amount of damage worldwide decreased slightly in the first half, to 120 billion dollars (109 billion euros) according…
Record temperatures, natural disasters… China is overheating
His paddle board under his arm, Wei runs along the Liangmahe Canal, northeast of Beijing. The questionable waters of this stream that crosses the embassy district have turned into a…
Going ham: Amateur radio field day prepares Sarnia-area volunteers for disasters
News Local News If cellphones and other means of communication go down in a large-scale disaster, Lambton County Radio Club volunteers will be ready to go on the air and…
Among the countries most affected by natural disasters… Scary earthquake in the ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’!
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Maluku province. The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that the epicenter of the 5.7 magnitude earthquake was 158 kilometers northeast of Tual city of…
Climate: alert everywhere, everyone, to limit the impact of impending disasters
News Published on 03/27/2023 at 08:49 Updated 03/27/2023 at 08:49 Reading 3 mins. Floods, droughts, melting ice… The multiplication of extreme water-related events is inevitable, but adequate warning systems warning…
Natural disasters in the southern hemisphere linked to global warming
This week, the Antarctic sea ice broke its melting record for the second consecutive year, and that even before the end of the summer. In addition, cyclone in New Zealand,…
How dogs help in disasters
In the intensive search work that is going on in Turkey and Syria, the dogs represent a very important contribution. A trained disaster dog can search an area ten times…
“Katrina Brain”: when climate disasters affect our mental health
It is a subject which, on this side of the Atlantic, collects little data, but which is likely to require urgent attention in the years to come: the impact of…
600 calories in a bag: the Dutch must prepare for disasters
At outdoor store Kathmandu in Utrecht, they are curious whether the campaign will lead to an influx of Dutch people who want to prepare. They did see it at the…
Natural disasters promote the appearance of skin diseases
News Published on 24/10/2022 at 6:11 p.m. Updated 24/10/2022 at 6:11 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Marie Jourdan (Dermatologist) Medical validation: October 25, 2022 Floods, heat waves, fires……