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Impact of climate change and natural disasters on fungal infections.
The Lancet MicrobeThe effects of climate change and natural disasters on fungal pathogens and the risks for fungal diseases remain incompletely understood. In this literature review, we examined how fungi are adapting to an increase in the Earth's temperature and are ...
Danila Seidel +13 more
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Extreme Drought Events over Brazil from 2011 to 2019
Atmosphere, 2019 Drought-related disasters are among the natural disasters that are able to cause large economic and social losses. In recent years, droughts have affected different regions of Brazil, impacting water, food, and energy security. In this study, we used the
Ana Paula M. A. Cunha +13 more
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Port disruptions due to natural disasters: Insights into port and logistics resilience
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2020 Ports are located in low-lying coastal and riverine areas making them prone to the physical impacts of natural disasters. The consequential disruptions can potentially propagate through supply chains, resulting in widespread economic losses.
J. Verschuur, E. Koks, J. Hall
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The Stability of Metasedimentary Rock in Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia
Indonesian Journal on Geoscience, 2018 DOI: 10.17014/ijog.5.1.23-31The aim of this paper is to determine the stability of slopes and to propose preliminary rock cut slope protection and stabilization measures for Paleocene to Middle Eocene Trusmadi Formation along Marakau-Kigiok in Ranau ...
Ismail Abd Rahim, Baba Musta
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The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters: A Review of Models and Empirical Studies
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2019 Economic losses from natural disasters have been increasing in recent decades. This has been attributed mainly to population and economic growth in disaster-prone areas.
W. Botzen, O. Deschenes, M. Sanders
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Resilience against crises: COVID-19 and lessons from natural disasters
European Journal of Information Systems, 2020 Pandemics and natural disasters – what do they have in common? Both disrupt social and organisational practices. Both call for resilience in society. Information systems can foster and enhance the resilience of people, communities and organisations by ...
M. Sakurai, Hameed Chughtai
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The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality
, 2021 The purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mechanisms that connect climate change-induced disasters, inequality and vulnerability by accounting for both directions of causality.
Federica Cappelli +2 more
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Discover GeoscienceAccurate flood susceptibility modeling is critical for effective disaster risk management, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions exposed to extreme precipitation.
Enner Alcântara +3 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2005 In the last few years, we have seen some mighty catastrophes on the face of the earth, some wrought by human hands directly and others from great national disasters. We must ask, what has evaluation contributed to aiding humankind cope with these events,
Michael Scriven
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