Sentences with phrase «other natural hazards»

We already had the flood - forecasting centre, and we were beginning to think of other natural hazard partnerships.

Beyond wildfires, however, the risk of many other natural hazards is fairly low.

Those who escaped accidents and other natural hazards lived long, healthy lives.

Beyond wildfires, however, the risk of many other natural hazards is fairly low.

Please be aware that there are bears, mountain lions, elk and other wild animals living in the area, as well as other natural hazards.

«Human losses will only be mitigated when land - use planning takes fire hazards into account in the same manner as other natural hazards, like floods, hurricanes and earthquakes.»

With flooding, unlike other natural hazards, the very first way to protect yourself is to buy insurance, says Leslie Chapman - Henderson, president and CEO of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, or FLASH.

For the general public, preparations include participating in drills like the Great California Shakeout, held annually since 2008, and preparing for earthquakes and other natural hazards with home and car disaster kits and a family disaster plan.

Officials from some of the 115 municipalities that are part of the plan gathered in Orland Park last week to hear about the draft, which outlines the risks the county faces from severe weather, floods, tornadoes and other natural hazards as well as steps it could take to limit those risks.

DESIGNING FOR DISASTER The National Building Museum examines methods used by engineers to make buildings resistant to wildfires and other natural hazards.

It found that the capacity of clinical and non-clinical staff in hospitals and clinics to deal with incidents such as floods, earthquakes or other natural hazard is severely limited by a high workload and challenging targets which result in high levels of psychological stress.

«We need to re-examine where and how we build our communities, so that we can learn how to better coexist with wildfire — similar to how we've adapted to other natural hazards.»

The global network of seismic stations mandated by the CTBT meets international goals for treaty verification and enforcement, and contributes to national security, as well as to mitigation of earthquake and other natural hazards.

Postscript: Here's a fascinating video freshly shot by filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud for The New York Times on the environmental damage that has made Haiti particularly prone to flooding and other natural hazards:

Flooding from rivers affects more people worldwide than any other natural hazard, costing an average of $ 104bn (pdf)(# 80bn) every year in damages, according to a report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

The Guide draws on a number of projects which provide tools to empower both governments and communities to develop mitigation strategies for storms, flooding, droughts and other natural hazards.

Perhaps then we will be able to attend to the real climate policy problem, which is to prepare response plans for extreme weather events, and for climate warmings as well as coolings, in the same way we prepare to cope with all other natural hazards.»

Booming development means more and more people and property are being exposed to flood dangers and other natural hazards, as The New York Times» Andrew Revkin explains.

Also, windstorms and other natural hazards are going to be a big risk in the area, and a good Lancaster renters insurance plan will cover you from these and other hazards.

While many homeowners worry primarily about the threats of storms and other natural hazards, burglars and vandals can also damage or steal your property.