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COMPARING SEA LEVEL RESPONSE AT MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA FROM THE 1989 LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND THE 1964 GREAT ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE [PDF]

Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2009
Two of the largest earthquakes to affect water levels in Monterey Bay in recent years were the Loma Prieta Earthquake (LPE) of 1989 with a moment magnitude of 6.9, and the Great Alaskan Earthquake (GAE) of 1964 with a moment magnitude of 9.2.
L. C. Breaker, Jerrold G. Norton, Dustin Carroll, T.S. Murty   +3 more
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Crisis Preparation, Capacity Building, and Community Resilience: Lessons From Maui

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Maui wildfires provide a unique context to explore the impact of nonprofit crisis networks taking a proactive role in community crisis response, leveraging resources, expertise, and networks. The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has been a key player in Maui's local response, providing critical support, mobilizing volunteers, and ...
Lauren Azevedo, Kaila Witkowski, Ratna Dougherty, Christa Remington   +3 more
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Historical records: their importance in understanding and mitigating tsunamis

, 2020
There is evidence that the tsunami as a destructive natural phenomenon has been known since antiquity. Although rare, tsunamis can affect densely populated areas, provoking heavy destruction and extensive casualties.
Maramai, Alessandra
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Diseño de un sistema de alerta temprana de tsunamis para el cantón General Villamil Playas, provincia del Guayas

Revista Científica y Tecnológica UPSE, 2016
El presente estudio se refiere al diseño de un sistema de alerta temprana de tsunamis en el cantón General Villamil, Playas, monitorizado y controlado desde el Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (INOCAR), ubicado en la Base Naval Sur de la ciudad de ...
Leonardo Muñoz Montesdeoca, Josué Pérez Moncayo, Freddy Villao Quezada   +2 more
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Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing, Sarah Jacobson, Angela de Oliveira, Tianyi Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

GOVERNING EQUATIONS FOR MULTI-LAYERED TSUNAMI WAVES [PDF]

Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2009
In order to develop generalized governing equations for multi-layered long wave system, a three layer system was considered. It was anticipated that equations for top layer and bottom layer will be independent on number of intermediate layer(s) and ...
Monzur Alam Imteaz, Fumihiko Imamur, Jamal Naser   +2 more
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Digital fire technologies and community networks: Cultivating just sociotechnical practices for living with planetary change

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Fires are expanding in frequency and intensity worldwide due to climate change and land‐use transformations. At the same time, fire often plays a regenerative role in ecosystems. Traditional and cultural practices incorporate fire use for landscape management and landscape renewal. In this complex matrix of fire ecologies, digital technologies
Jennifer Gabrys, Paula Tiara Torres, Pablo González Rivas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

MOMENTUM AS A USEFUL TSUNAMI DESCRIPTOR [PDF]

Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2006
In looking at the videos of the Indonesian tsunami coming ashore at various locations, I thought, “That’s a lot of water with a lot of momentum, and that’s what does the damage.”Perhaps the momentum of a tsunami might be a physical quantity to focus on ...
Harold G. Loomis
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and detection of hydrodynamic trends for advancing early-tsunami warnings

, 2013
The automated detection of tsunamigenic signals at oceanic observation stations is highly desirable for the advancement of current tsunami early warning systems.
Lowe, Peter, Omira R., Sabeur Z., Tinti, Stefano, Wächter J., Arbab-Zavar, Banafshe, Lendholdt M., Pagnoni, Gianluca, Sabeur, Zoheir, Omira, Rachid, Arbab Zavar B., Löwe P., Wachter, Joachim, Hammitzsch, Martin, Armigliato, Alberto, Lendholdt, Matthias, Hammitzsch M.   +16 more
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