Sentences with phrase «scale disasters at»

What of many larger scale disasters at one time?

Not exact matches

The federal government goes through at least three discrete stages when responding to a natural disaster on the scale of Hurricane Harvey.

Nations at war, natural disasters in grand scale etc..

Engineers are key to preventing disasters of this scale, says Sarada Sarma, senior research fellow at Imperial College London.

The study, aimed at quantifying the small - scale circulation that can not be captured by satellite - based altimeter measurements or general circulation models, has immediate practical applications to help better predict the path of catastrophic pollutant events, such as from future oil spills or nuclear disaster events.

It was at a conference two years ago, Cowen adds, that the scale of the disaster unfolding at sea really hit him.

«Our shake table enables researchers to test structural specimens at full - scale for severe earthquake ground motions, which is crucial for making the kinds of structural engineering advances that save lives and enhance the resilience of communities after natural disasters.»

Spurred by a series of nuclear - power mishaps, starting with 2011's disaster at Fukushima, large - scale solar and wind plants now dot the country.

«The scale of the disaster there is profound,» said Chekmous Ali, a Syrian archaeologist now at the University of Strasbourg in France.

Ever since the reactor at Chernobyl exploded in 1986 spewing radioactivity over more than 20 countries, Europeans have lived in fear of another large - scale nuclear disaster.

And while a couple of festive kay - gees isn't itself a disaster, the double serve of self - loathing many of us will feel for the (guilty) pleasure can spell the end of festive cheer — or at least a decent misery interval while the scale reading makes its way back to neutral.

it becomes evident that Emmerich is as ill - adept at painting personal moments as he is as a maestro at crafting large - scale disaster images.

Don't know if developers will fix all that, according to scale of the disaster, but at the moment it is completely unplayable for me.

Emmerich has had several attempts at world - ending destruction, and although each of the aforementioned films was impressive in its time, 2012 sets a new standard for large - scale disaster porn.

Ganz and Mandel don't have to deal with anything as sobering as a large - scale human disaster at Fenway Park; in the Americanized Fever Pitch the key historical incident is Boston's surprise victory in last year's World Series, which reversed an 86 - year curse.

In a voice at once involving and fair, masterful and intimate, Fink exposes the hidden dilemmas of end - of - life care and reveals just how ill - prepared we are as Americans for the impact of large - scale disasters - and how we can do better.

Back at the college, the intern will work with the shelter medicine faculty in veterinary forensic medicine, shelter consultations, diagnosis and management of disease outbreaks in shelters, and large - scale field responses to disasters involving animals, including mass seizures of abused or neglected animals.

OUT - OF - STATE INTAKE TOTALS In the past 3 years (2013, 2014, 2015) HSTB has taken in only 4,961 pets from out - of - state rural / at - risk facilities and / or facilities facing overcrowding due to natural disaster or large - scale cruelty case impoundments (see yellow line on graph).

The remaining 24 % were from rural / at - risk facilities and / or facilities facing overcrowding due to natural disaster or large - scale cruelty case impoundments.

Unfortunately incidents happen across all domains every year both at home and when travelling, whether they are natural disasters, wars, disease or incidents on a more individual scale such as car accidents, muggings, other crimes and personal injuries.

The two winning finalists — Shad, a stay - at - home dad from Aurora, Illinois, and Daisy, a Disaster Housing Inspector from Winchester, Virginia — received a «fitness toolkit» that included: a Kinect ™ for Xbox 360 ® bundle, the Zumba Fitness Rush video game, an HTC Radar smartphone, a subscription to Zumba's lifestyle magazine Z - Life, a customized digital scale and a personal visit from celebrity Zumba instructor Melissa Chiz.

Mr. Moran, who has followed Ms. Mehretu's work for years, said it took a lot of courage for her to flirt with disaster at such a large scale.

Her debut at the gallery centers on Structural Psychodramas # 2, an installation of small Murano glass sculptures, as well as two of the artist's monumental disaster paintings and large - scale, provocative neon works, one of which reads «NO MORE MASTURBATION.»

Interestingly, none of the survivors had discussed their experiences with their children and grandchildren until post Boxing Day 2004, when they suddenly realized that they had lived through a similar disaster, but at smaller scale.

The research contributes to building an improved understanding of 1) how different intensities of disaster affect children in different contexts and 2) the structures needed to realise the benefits of engaging children as active citizens and agents of change at the sub-national and local scale.

Tactfully ignoring the fact that the Kemper project has turned out to be a disaster, I thought I would scale this against an option that we can all comprehend, shutting down the brown coal power station at Hazelwood.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive develdisasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive develDisasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25

Sure, these efforts add up over time, but considering the scale of the plastic disaster, and the continuing rate at which the planet's oceans are filling with plastic pollution, we need much more drastic action immediately.

Wildfires are treated as local emergencies, but at this scale they are fuelling climate disaster.

This is the take in which, despairing of other avenues to rapid, large - scale change, we look to peak oil to at least save us from the more extreme forms of climate disaster.

For example, at Love Canal, in Western New York, toxic pollution had been accumulating for decades (since well before the 1940s), but average citizens only started to understand that it was putting them at risk in the 1960s, and the true extent of the environmental disaster was not recognized until a New York State agency organized a large scale scientific investigation in 1977 using newly developed forensic chemistry techniques to quantify the extent to which people were exposed to toxic chemicals.

Large - scale catastrophes may hit hundreds of thousands at once, but just as many are hit by personal disasters requiring legal help every day.

This past year, the Journal hosted an Environmental Law Symposium examining the growing need for law and policy addressing earthquake and natural disaster preparedness and response at various scales (local, regional, national, and global).

Safe driving and burglar alarms seem like good precautions on the road and at home, but disasters sometimes arrive in Arlington scale - and when a tornado rips through, it's too late to search for Arlington insurance quotes that provide adequate coverage at a good price.

At times, micro finance officers work on projects such as early recovery from large - scale disasters (fire, floods or earthquakes).

Computer systems are not forgiving and one small error could spell disaster at a much larger scale.