Seminar – Exploring disaster responses in the Philippines
Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog - Making a difference to how we live with hazard and risk. 20th October 2014, 13:00 to 14:30, W007, Dept of Geography, Dr Ines V. Danao, Asian Social...
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UK needs better preparation for heat waves
Percentage increase in the number of heat wave events per year between baseline (1961-1990) and 2030s. (Data derived from the UKCP09 Weather Generator (Version 2) under the medium Co2 emissions...
View ArticleIHRR Seminar – Mobile Data, Environmental Extremes and Population Movement
4th October 2013, 14:00 to 15:00, Seminar Room 010, Dept of Geography, Dr Md. Nadiruzzaman, United Nations University (MRF-UNU) Project Population movements following an environmental stress can be a...
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Appeal for aid to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
Photo Credit: Eoghan Rice – Trócaire / Caritas Prof Sarah Curtis and Prof Lena Dominelli are calling for immediate global support to help survivors of the typhoon disaster in the Philippines. Typhoon...
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Remarkable coastal change from the recent UK storms
Introduction – the recent UK storms The recent UK storms have brought exceptionally wild coastal weather, in particular to southern and western England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This has had a...
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Ensuring resilience in care services for older people
A new policy and practice note that disseminates findings from the BIOPICCC project was published by the Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) research partnership and is now available online. The...
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Southern England: the potential for movement in deep-seated landslides
Extreme rainfall in southern England Southern England is currently undergoing an extraordinary period of exceptional rainfall, especially in the south, which is causing floods on an unprecedented...
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Extreme flooding in South West England
A satellite view of the floods at Somerset Levels as heavy rains earlier this month brought severe flooding to South West England. This comes at a time when extreme weather events have become more...
View ArticleTwo talks on climate change and resilience
Climate change poses seemingly insurmountable obstacles for the human species, not to mention all other species on the planet. It is not the only environmental pressure that humans are putting on...
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Extreme drought in US threatens groundwater supply
The current drought in California is one of the worst on record in the state’s history, and not surprisingly it has broken a 120-year-old record for heat. 80 percent of California is experiencing...
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