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Chemistry World
July 11, 2011
Hiromi Kuramochi |
Japanese Universities Plot Slow Recovery Four months have passed since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the east coast of Japan. And while rebuilding is now under way, progress at the local level is slow and impeding the recovery of universities in the disaster-stricken area.   |
IDB America
February 2003 |
Housing after a disaster In the wake of natural disasters, governments have traditionally had the responsibility for providing the victims with temporary shelter, and later, permanent housing. But the question of who should take charge of each aspect of residential housing reconstruction is far from simple. |
IDB America
March 2002
Charo Quesada |
An improbable city Cursed by geography, the Colombian city of Manizales has become a world leader in disaster prevention and planning... |
Geotimes
March 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Jostles Iran After an evening of precursory tremors, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck western Iran today. |
CIO
September 1, 2005
Allan Holmes |
What's Shakin'? A service launched by the U.S. Geological Survey provides companies with real-time earthquake data that they can use to make disaster recovery decisions more quickly and corral the costs of future earthquake damage. |
Chemistry World
June 18, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
China assesses Sichuan earthquake's environmental costs China has begun to count the environmental costs of the earthquake that hit the southwestern province of Sichuan on 12 May. |
Geotimes
December 2003 |
Unnecessary devastation in Iran Residents in California have come to expect that their buildings will survive an earthquake. In that light, the extent of the damage in Iran is horrific. Increasingly, in less developed countries with skyrocketing urban centers, untrustworthy construction has led to high numbers of deaths. |
IDB America
March 2002
Charo Quesada |
Not-so-natural disasters Instead of simply waiting for the next catastrophe, several Latin American governments are focusing on prevention and education... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Are we ready? IDB proposes a regional planning initiative to mitigate damage from natural disasters |
IDB America
February 2003
Daniel Drosdoff |
A fresh approach to social assistance Colombia finds cost-effective ways to tackle the symptoms, and not just the causes, of poverty. |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Shaken to the Core The economic impact of the disaster in Japan is far reaching. |
FDIC FYI
May 23, 2002 |
New York City's Economy Shows Early Signs of Stabilizing The magnitude of the shock pushed the City's slowing economy into a recession, resulting in employment declines greater than the national average. Recent economic data indicate, however, that while the City has suffered major trauma, the economy now may be beginning to stabilize... |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Aki Ito et al. |
Japan's Massive Reconstruction Tab With government debt already twice GDP, a recovery plan may cost another 16 trillion yen. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Mark Zoback |
Earthquake Prediction and the Developing World The toll from the Iranian earthquake in December -- at least 30,000 dead and an estimated 40,000 homeless in just a few seconds -- is difficult to comprehend. Unfortunately, we can predict with reasonable certainty that sometime in the next few years, in a country with buildings unprepared to withstand disaster, a catastrophic quake will happen again |
IDB America
March 2003
Daniel Drosdoff |
A fresh approach to social assistance Colombia finds cost-effective ways of tackling the symptoms, and not just the causes, of poverty |
Geotimes
April 2006 |
This Month in History... April 18, 1906: The Great Earthquake Destroys San Francisco Those few individuals who were involved in the relatively new science of seismology quickly journeyed to San Francisco that long ago April to see for themselves the effects of the disaster, to record their observations in scientific terms, and to hypothesize on its causes. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Bolivian Earthquake Strikes Deep A magnitude-6.9 earthquake rumbled through Bolivia and northern Chile yesterday. No immediate deaths or damage were reported, although people evacuated their homes. |
Geotimes
December 2004
Lehr Wallace & Millar |
Beating Natural Hazards to the Punch The federal government, along with state and local governments, must better prepare for and help mitigate the costs of natural disasters. |
Popular Mechanics
May 13, 2008
Erik Sofge |
3 Frontiers in Earthquake Tech to Aid China--and Help the U.S. Can a network of GPS sensors store enough data online to scout the Bay Area's looming quake? And could the rig work in the Chinese countryside? |
Popular Mechanics
July 30, 2008
Erik Sofge |
L.A. Quake Was Minor, but Is America Ready for the Big One? The quake preparedness of Los Angeles was put to the test yesterday, but only barely. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000 |
IDB Roundup StarMedia has teamed up with the IDB to train students in computer skills. They have already wired more than 100 schools in Rio slums... Evidence is mounting that culture not only has intrinsic value but considerable economic value as well... Education is the prerequisite for truly digital democracy... |
IDB America
March 2002 |
Leadership in disaster prevention Between 1996 and 2000 the IDB invested more than $1.5 billion in reconstruction programs to repair the damages caused by natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean... |
Salon.com
August 28, 2000
Ana Arana |
War on drugs 1, human rights 0 On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Colombia, critics say Washington cares more about its war on drugs than human rights. |
IDB America
October 2003 |
IDB supports low-income housing in Colombia The IDB has approved a $150 million loan to Colombia to strengthen and expand a government program that assists disadvantaged groups in buying and improving their homes. |
IDB America
June 2004
Charo Quesada |
Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results. |
Geotimes
February 2004 |
Earthquake rocks Morocco At 2:27 a.m. local time today, a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck the northern coast of Morocco. Preliminary reports suggest at least 300 people have died and many more have been injured, according to the Associated Press. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Susan Hough |
Sizing up Earthquake Damage: Differing Points of View Journalists and scientists may share interest in catastrophic events, but they have very different missions. |
Scientific American
January 2006
David Appell |
Easing Jitters When Buildings Rumble After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job. |
Geotimes
December 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Shakes East Africa A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the Lake Tanganyika region in Africa today. |
IDB America
June 2004
Mayra Buvinic |
Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Shift in Chile's Seismic History New research documenting tsunami deposits in the Nazca plate region is resetting the seismic clock. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
New Madrid Fault Dying? A series of devastating earthquakes that altered the course of the Mississippi River in the early 19th century may have been among the last gasps of an old, dying fault system, a controversial new study suggests. |
Salon.com
July 5, 2000
Ana Arana |
Fighting drugs with choppers and poison Even advocates of U.S. military aid think the anti-narcotics package will only unravel the peace with Colombian guerrillas. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 1, 2005
Ivan Schneider |
Equal Protection A federal bailout of Gulf Coast financial institutions unfairly favors banks over local businesses. Scarce reconstruction funds have far better uses than to prop up banks with an undue concentration of geographic risk. |
IDB America
June 2004
Charo Quesada |
The People's Police Why the residents of Bogota have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2013 |
Country Report: Colombia Colombia is focusing on bolstering the commercial sector. While this is good news for the pharmaceutical industry, there is still a strong debate about how healthcare in Colombia can be improved. |
Geotimes
March 2005
Susan E. Hough |
Earthquakes: Predicting the Unpredictable? Seismologists are quite good at identifying where large earthquakes are likely to occur on time scales of several decades to centuries, but still unable to identify regions where earthquakes will happen tomorrow, next week, or even within the next few years. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
