Protection From Earthquakes
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Turkey Bans Layoffs, Offers Salary Support In Quake-Hit Cities
Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the south of the country earlier this month.
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Haiti Earthquake Death Count Rises To 2,189: Official
The death count from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said.
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Haiti Earthquake Death Count Rises To 1,941: Officials
The death toll from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti has risen to 1,941, the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said Tuesday, as a tropical storm brought torrential downpours on survivors already coping with catastrophe.
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'Invisibility Cloaks' May Protect Buildings From Earthquakes
Scientists are developing large structures inspired by 'cloaking' materials for sound and light, which may be used to protect buildings from earthquakes.
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Desperation Grows as Afghan-Pakistan Earthquake Victims Wait for Aid
Earthquake survivors in Pakistan and Afghanistan emerged from a third night without shelter today, as village leaders warned they had nothing to protect children from the freezing conditions while rescuers struggle to reach isolated communities.
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After the Earthquake, Protecting Nepal's Vulnerable Children
At a relief camp in Kathmandu, a group of volunteers quietly go from tent to tent, writing the names of the children they meet, their parents' names and phone numbers and then slip the chit into the child's pocket.
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Monsoons Could Bring Disease, a Second Crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
There is only "a small window of time" for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly disease outbreaks, a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Saturday.
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Animal Instinct Can Save Human Beings from Disasters
Using ancient animal instincts, science may find ways to save human lives and protect material resources against disasters that happen unexpectedly like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides.
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In the hunt for invisibility, other benefits seen
A new way of assembling things, called metamaterials, may in the not too distant future help to protect a building from earthquakes by bending seismic waves around it.
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Turkey Bans Layoffs, Offers Salary Support In Quake-Hit Cities
Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the south of the country earlier this month.
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Haiti Earthquake Death Count Rises To 2,189: Official
The death count from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said.
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Haiti Earthquake Death Count Rises To 1,941: Officials
The death toll from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti has risen to 1,941, the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said Tuesday, as a tropical storm brought torrential downpours on survivors already coping with catastrophe.
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'Invisibility Cloaks' May Protect Buildings From Earthquakes
Scientists are developing large structures inspired by 'cloaking' materials for sound and light, which may be used to protect buildings from earthquakes.
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Desperation Grows as Afghan-Pakistan Earthquake Victims Wait for Aid
Earthquake survivors in Pakistan and Afghanistan emerged from a third night without shelter today, as village leaders warned they had nothing to protect children from the freezing conditions while rescuers struggle to reach isolated communities.
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After the Earthquake, Protecting Nepal's Vulnerable Children
At a relief camp in Kathmandu, a group of volunteers quietly go from tent to tent, writing the names of the children they meet, their parents' names and phone numbers and then slip the chit into the child's pocket.
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Monsoons Could Bring Disease, a Second Crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
There is only "a small window of time" for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly disease outbreaks, a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Saturday.
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Animal Instinct Can Save Human Beings from Disasters
Using ancient animal instincts, science may find ways to save human lives and protect material resources against disasters that happen unexpectedly like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides.
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In the hunt for invisibility, other benefits seen
A new way of assembling things, called metamaterials, may in the not too distant future help to protect a building from earthquakes by bending seismic waves around it.
