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Multiscale Wildfire-Evacuation Modeling: Assessing Differential Access to Safe Egress in Marin County, CA
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. References , , and . 2025. “Functional Isolation: The Compounding Burden on Community Capacity From Cascading Infrastructure Failures and Access Disruption.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 118: 105–190. , and . 2008.
Framing the COVID-19 Crisis: Analyzing State Media Strategies in China Using Deep Learning Models
Abstract This study examines China’s crisis communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic through computational analysis of state media. Using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and logic-tree analysis, we analyzed 17,631 sentences from Xinwen Lianbo broadcasts (January–September 2020) to identify framing patterns in centralized governance systems.
Transition in dynamic events: The 2020 lightning complex fires in Northern California as an adaptive system
1 INTRODUCTION The increasing frequency, scale, and scope of large-scale, catastrophic events over the past three decades have underscored a long-standing, persistent problem in crisis management (NOAA, 2024). How can crisis managers scale their actions in response to threat from one level of operation to the next under dynamically changing conditions, while maintaining effective performance as a system? This question has drawn the attention of organizational theorists for decades.
Dislocation after disaster: What does ‘returning home’ mean?
The shock and disruption of an extreme event – an earthquake that shattered apartment buildings, shops, schools and hospitals, or a tsunami that virtually obliterates a city, or a flood that has washed away roadways, bridges and infrastructure – leaves an unforgettable impact on the affected community.
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action — but it is possible to prepare
Subscriber content preview By LOUISE K. COMFORT University of Pittsburgh An excavator works among the debris of collapsed buildings from last week’s earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey. Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.” . . .
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action, but it is possible to prepare Original
Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was "not possible to be prepared for such a disaster." Certainly the scale of the destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of Feb. 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and northern Syria is still climbing.
Earthquakes, Turkey, building codes
EARTHQUAKESEarthquake in Turkey Exposes Gap Between Seismic Knowledge and Action – but It Is Possible to Prepare Published 15 February 2023 The final death toll is likely to place the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria among the worst natural disaster. The sobering question to us, as disaster mitigation scholars, is whether this enormous loss of lives, homes and livelihoods could have been avoided.
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action
Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst-affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.” Certainly the scale of the destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of February 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and Northern Syria is still climbing.
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare
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Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare
Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.” Certainly the scale of the destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of Feb. 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and northern Syria is still climbing.
Earthquakes, Turkey, building codes
EARTHQUAKESEarthquake in Turkey Exposes Gap Between Seismic Knowledge and Action – but It Is Possible to Prepare Published 16 February 2023 The final death toll is likely to place the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria among the worst natural disaster. The sobering question to us, as disaster mitigation scholars, is whether this enormous loss of lives, homes and livelihoods could have been avoided.
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare
Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.” Certainly the scale of the destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of Feb. 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and northern Syria is still climbing.
Haiti's history of political fragility makes its recovery from disaster even harder – podcast
From earthquakes to hurricanes, disease and drug violence, the Caribbean island of Haiti has faced a decade of cascading crises. In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast we talk to experts about what Haiti’s history tells us about its political fragility and what that means for the country’s ability to recover from disasters.
How Will Recent Political Instability Shape Haiti’s Earthquake Response?
The devastating temblor came just weeks after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse—an event that underscored the precarious political and security environment in modern-day Haiti. Why you can trust us Parts of Haiti were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that hit the impoverished nation on Aug. 14, 2021, resulting in a death toll that has climbed rapidly to nearly 1,500 with many more bodies expected to be recovered in the days to come.
Will recent political instability affect Haiti's earthquake response? We ask an expert
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Will recent political instability affect Haiti’s earthquake response? An expert explains
Africa Haiti experienced a powerful earthquake after the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, an event that underlines precarious security environment in the country Parts of Haiti were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that hit the impoverished nation on Aug. 14, 2021, resulting in a death toll that has climbed rapidly to nearly 1,500 with many more bodies expected to be recovered in the days to come.
Introducing the ASCE Journals’ Early Career Editorial Board
The Natural Hazards Review is pleased to join other ASCE journals in supporting a new initiative to recruit Early Career Editorial Board (ECEB) members. This program provides a 2-year opportunity to serve on the editorial board of the Natural Hazards Review under the mentorship of one of the Editors in Chief, Nasim Uddin or Louise Comfort, or a senior associate editor.
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