disasters
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What Indonesia’s Mount Semeru Can Teach Us about Monitoring Volcanoes
The eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia on Saturday tragically claimed the lives of 22 people, with another 22 still missing and 56 injured. More than 5,000 people have been affected by the eruption, and more than 2,000 people have taken refuge at 19 evacuation points. Saturday’s eruption produced an ash plume that reached 15km…
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How to Survive a Landslide
Winter is coming to the U.S., and in Western states it’s not just bringing snow, skiing, and hot toddies. Some Left Coasters are bracing for terrifying mudslides that could carry away or crush buildings, vehicles, and people.
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The Amazon Fires: Five Things You Need To Know
Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of carbon, with smoke plumes visible thousands of kilometres away. The good news: we already know what we need to do to stop it.
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Why You Shouldn’t Earmark Your Disaster Relief Donations
Things are… not great now. Hurricane season is clobbering the Caribbean, earthquakes are plaguing Mexico, the Pacific Northwest is on fire. Understandably, you want to help, and often the best way to help is a monetary donation to a relief organisation. And it seems like the best thing to do is to earmark your funds…