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Christchurch Dilemmas: Southshore under pressure

Christchurch Dilemmas: Southshore under pressure | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The 1200 residents of Southshore enjoy enviable access to both the estuary and the Pacific Ocean. But for how much longer?

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'We've never seen this drought, this disease': Somali families bury their dead

'We've never seen this drought, this disease': Somali families bury their dead | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Jason Burke reports from Baidoa in Somalia, where more than 6 million people need assistance after two years without rain

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Lessons learned from Katrina

Lessons learned from Katrina | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Over a decade after the historic storm, we investigate what went wrong and plans for future prevention and control.

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Useful for discussing management of natural hazards.
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Responding to hydrologic hazards 

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Students investigate ONE contemporary atmospheric hazard or hydrologic hazard including causes, impacts and responses, for example: 

  • discussion of management strategies to reduce the future impact of similar hazard events

Geoworld 8 NSW
Chapter 6 Atmospheric and hydrologic hazards and responses
6.2 Costs of hazards
6.3 Responses to hazards
6.8 Powerful storms
6.10 Tropical cyclones (Hurricanes)
6.11 Communities prepare for and respond to storms

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The New Zealand town with a volcano growing underneath it

The New Zealand town with a volcano growing underneath it | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Vast amounts of magma have built up underneath Matata, population 650, pushing up the surface by 40cm

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Climate change puts 1.3bn people and $158tn at risk, says World Bank

Climate change puts 1.3bn people and $158tn at risk, says World Bank | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Organisation urges better city planning and defensive measures to defend against rapid rise in climate change-linked disasters

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China explosions: a visual guide to what happened in Tianjin

China explosions: a visual guide to what happened in Tianjin | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Two explosions at warehouse containing large quantities of dangerous chemicals have rocked port city located about 100 miles from Beijing

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The Animals Of Chernobyl [Video]

The Animals Of Chernobyl [Video] | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Check out this interesting report by Biologist Timothy Mousseau, a man who has been studying the lasting effects of radiation on the flora and fauna of Chernobyl, Ukraine for more than a decade. [T...

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From Baidoa, Somalia: 'We have no hope'

From Baidoa, Somalia: 'We have no hope' | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The worst drought in 40 years has a cruel grip on Somalia. A struggling young government and militant violence have compounded to bring crisis to 6.7 million lives. In Baidoa, surrounded by territory controlled by al-Shabaab, 160,000 people have had to leave their farms and are surviving in camps

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Before the Flood - Sea Level Rise

Before the Flood - Sea Level Rise | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The science is clear, the future is not

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Build back better • UNDP contribution to the reconstruction of Haiti

Build back better • UNDP contribution to the reconstruction of Haiti

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Across Africa, the worst food crisis since 1985 looms for 50 million

Across Africa, the worst food crisis since 1985 looms for 50 million | Human Interest | Scoop.it
A second year without rain threatens to bring catastrophe for some of the poorest people in the world. Donor countries, in the grip of wars and refugee crises, have been slow to pledge funds. But by the time they do, it could be too late

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Three major hurricanes have been pictured over Pacific for the first time

Three major hurricanes have been pictured over Pacific for the first time | Human Interest | Scoop.it
They look like swirls, spirals, missives in the firmament.

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Does humanitarian aid mend communities or break them?

Does humanitarian aid mend communities or break them? | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The unequal distribution of aid following typhoon Haiyan has caused social divisions and feelings of resentment among some Filipinos

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