Flood risk management and communication: Grimma town
The Elba flood in 2002 Grimma, Saxony, Germany is a small town located in the Mulde river area, one of
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Early warning systems
Preventing forest fires in Switzerland
Communication Communication to the population is essential, without it all the measures would be useless. The Swiss system to avoid
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Debris flow in Chamoson
A debris flow in 2019 in Chamoson, Switzerland, a result of a violent storm, caused a flash flood and debris
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Flood Early Warning Systems
Early warning systems are an essential component of disaster risk management. Their primary purpose is to issue warnings when a
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White Island Volcano
Whakaari Island is located 30 miles off the North-Eastern coast of New Zealand and was formed by a stratovolcano that
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Devastating fires in kangaroo country
Between September 2019 and January 2020, more than 6 million hectares of forest were burned, i.e. 20% of the trees.
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