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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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Air India, Nepal Airlines Planes Almost Collided, 3 Controllers Suspended
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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World Bank Approves $108 Million Loan To Improve Assam's Disaster Preparedness
The project will help strengthen Assam's response to disasters through improved flood forecasting and accurate early warning systems, including mobile alerts.
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After Joshimath Sinking, Himachal To Develop Disaster Warning System
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the development of an advance warning system to mitigate disasters and improve the response capacity system.
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Vanuatu Earthquake: Here's Why Island Nation Is Prone To Natural Disasters
More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
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Government To Expand Disaster Warning System To Use TV, Radio, Railway Station For Alerts
The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Centre To Use TV, Radio, Railway Station To Alert About Disaster, Security Issue
The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system CAP to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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ISRO's GPS Substitute To Warn Fishermen About Disasters, Maritime Borders
Fishermen can now be alerted about natural disasters and position of the International Maritime Boundary Line while they are at the sea using the NaVIC system, a home-grown GPS, a senior ISRO scientist said Friday.
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Gurgaon Gets Earthquake Warning System
An earthquake warning system was today installed at Haryana Institute of Public Administration here by state Finance and Disaster Management Minister Captain Abhimanyu.
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Taiwan to Launch 4G Disaster Alert System
From April onwards, subscribers of 4G telecommunication services will receive messages from the public warning system regarding natural disasters.
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UN's New Weather Chief Seeks to Improve Disaster Alerts
The United Nations' new weather chief said today his priority was to improve early warning systems to predict increasing natural disasters sparked by climate change.
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Earthquake Warnings of Minutes, Not Hours, are Possible, But Pricey
Nepal's record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years or so. And through all that time, in Nepal as in most seismically active areas, there has been one constant: people in the path of destruction have had no idea when the shaking would start.
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Earthquake Warning on Your Smartphone? There Could be an App for That
Countries looking for cheap earthquake warning systems might want to try apps and smartphones after scientists discovered that smartphones could be used as an affordable alternative to sophisticated earthquake monitoring networks.
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Tsunami Drill Unfolds Across 40 Countries from Asia to Americas
40 countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground".
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10 Years On, Lessons of Asian Tsunami Hit By 'Disaster Amnesia'
Ten years after the deadliest tsunami on record wrought destruction across the Indian Ocean, creeping complacency is undermining a hi-tech warning system designed to prevent another disaster of such shocking magnitude.
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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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Air India, Nepal Airlines Planes Almost Collided, 3 Controllers Suspended
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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World Bank Approves $108 Million Loan To Improve Assam's Disaster Preparedness
The project will help strengthen Assam's response to disasters through improved flood forecasting and accurate early warning systems, including mobile alerts.
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After Joshimath Sinking, Himachal To Develop Disaster Warning System
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the development of an advance warning system to mitigate disasters and improve the response capacity system.
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Vanuatu Earthquake: Here's Why Island Nation Is Prone To Natural Disasters
More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
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Government To Expand Disaster Warning System To Use TV, Radio, Railway Station For Alerts
The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Centre To Use TV, Radio, Railway Station To Alert About Disaster, Security Issue
The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system CAP to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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ISRO's GPS Substitute To Warn Fishermen About Disasters, Maritime Borders
Fishermen can now be alerted about natural disasters and position of the International Maritime Boundary Line while they are at the sea using the NaVIC system, a home-grown GPS, a senior ISRO scientist said Friday.
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Gurgaon Gets Earthquake Warning System
An earthquake warning system was today installed at Haryana Institute of Public Administration here by state Finance and Disaster Management Minister Captain Abhimanyu.
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Taiwan to Launch 4G Disaster Alert System
From April onwards, subscribers of 4G telecommunication services will receive messages from the public warning system regarding natural disasters.
-
UN's New Weather Chief Seeks to Improve Disaster Alerts
The United Nations' new weather chief said today his priority was to improve early warning systems to predict increasing natural disasters sparked by climate change.
-
Earthquake Warnings of Minutes, Not Hours, are Possible, But Pricey
Nepal's record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years or so. And through all that time, in Nepal as in most seismically active areas, there has been one constant: people in the path of destruction have had no idea when the shaking would start.
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Earthquake Warning on Your Smartphone? There Could be an App for That
Countries looking for cheap earthquake warning systems might want to try apps and smartphones after scientists discovered that smartphones could be used as an affordable alternative to sophisticated earthquake monitoring networks.
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Tsunami Drill Unfolds Across 40 Countries from Asia to Americas
40 countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground".
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10 Years On, Lessons of Asian Tsunami Hit By 'Disaster Amnesia'
Ten years after the deadliest tsunami on record wrought destruction across the Indian Ocean, creeping complacency is undermining a hi-tech warning system designed to prevent another disaster of such shocking magnitude.
