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جب پورا شہر شہریوں سمیت ڈوب گیا،کسی کو خبر تک نہ ہوسکی تھی
۵ نومبر ۱۹۵۲، سوویت یونین کے انتہائی مشرقی علاقہ کے شہر شمالی کوریلسک میں جو کمچاتکا صوبہ کے جزیرہ کورل میں واقع تھا، زلزلہ کے ہلکے جھٹکے آئے اور رک گئے
لوگ مطمئن ہوگئے
مگر سمندر میں لہر بن رہی تھی
دو گھنٹے بعد بڑی لہر
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۵ نومبر ۱۹۵۲، سوویت یونین کے انتہائی مشرقی علاقہ کے شہر شمالی کوریلسک میں جو کمچاتکا صوبہ کے جزیرہ کورل میں واقع تھا، زلزلہ کے ہلکے جھٹکے آئے اور رک گئے
لوگ مطمئن ہوگئے
مگر سمندر میں لہر بن رہی تھی
دو گھنٹے بعد بڑی لہر
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لہر سے پہلے پولیس نے ہوائی فائر کرکے چیخ چیخ کر کہااونچے مقام پہ چلے جاو
لہر آئی اور اونچی جگہ پہ موجود لوگوں کے علاوہ سب انسانوں , پالتو جانور نگل گئی
لہر اترنے پر لوگ معاملہ تمام سمجھے
اپنوں کو تلاش کرنے بہت سے نیچے چلے گئے کہ پہلی سے بڑی ۱۵ میٹر اونچی لہر آئی اور وہ بھی
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لہر سے پہلے پولیس نے ہوائی فائر کرکے چیخ چیخ کر کہااونچے مقام پہ چلے جاو
لہر آئی اور اونچی جگہ پہ موجود لوگوں کے علاوہ سب انسانوں , پالتو جانور نگل گئی
لہر اترنے پر لوگ معاملہ تمام سمجھے
اپنوں کو تلاش کرنے بہت سے نیچے چلے گئے کہ پہلی سے بڑی ۱۵ میٹر اونچی لہر آئی اور وہ بھی
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ڈوب گئے
بہت دیربعد تیسری لہر آئی جو پہلی دو سےکم بلند تھی مگر باقیوں کو بھی لے گئی
پورے شہر میں سے چند اک لوگ بچ سکے
شہر ملیامیٹ ہوگیا
مگر انقلاب کی سالگرہ کی تقریبات کے سبب اس معاملہ کو انتہائی خفیہ رکھا گیا تھا
اور اسکے بارے میں لوگوں کو عشروں بعد معلوم ہوسکا تھا
#Disasters
ڈوب گئے
بہت دیربعد تیسری لہر آئی جو پہلی دو سےکم بلند تھی مگر باقیوں کو بھی لے گئی
پورے شہر میں سے چند اک لوگ بچ سکے
شہر ملیامیٹ ہوگیا
مگر انقلاب کی سالگرہ کی تقریبات کے سبب اس معاملہ کو انتہائی خفیہ رکھا گیا تھا
اور اسکے بارے میں لوگوں کو عشروں بعد معلوم ہوسکا تھا
#Disasters
Excited to be sharing lessons learned from #American #wildfires and #disasters @imperialcollege.
Our friends in #Britain face some of the same #resilience challenges with #fire, #infrastructure, & #publichealth.
CAGB building, room 765
11.00 GMT
@NSF @WaterResearch @EPA
Our friends in #Britain face some of the same #resilience challenges with #fire, #infrastructure, & #publichealth.
CAGB building, room 765
11.00 GMT
@NSF @WaterResearch @EPA
Thanks to Prof. @GuillermoRein @ImperialHazelab and everyone for organizing and participating in the seminar. I truly learned a lot. Some really brilliant and insightful researchers here in working on global building #fire and #wildfire challenges.
I even got to see aluminum composite burn, a material examined after the #GrenfellTowerFire.
I also learned about smoldering.
(@TheRock your name came up … in a good way)
I also learned about smoldering.
(@TheRock your name came up … in a good way)
#Hurricane #USNavy #OTD: December 18, 1944, Admiral Halsey catastrophically orders the US Navy’s vaunted TF38 into #TyphoonCobra. TF38 has seven fleet carriers, eight battleships, ~60 light carriers, cruisers, and destroyers. In all, USA loses three... 1/
2/ destroyers on Dec. 18 killing 790 sailors. USS Iowa @ussiowa, CL Miami, etc., damaged. Light carriers Langley and Cowpens (above tweet) roll through 70 degrees, sending airplanes overboard or into each other, starting big fires. 146 aircraft lost!!!
3/ In contrast, USA lost 123 aircraft in June 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea. Destroyers Hull↖️, Monaghan ↗️ and Spence ↙️ sink. Maddox ↘️ and others are pounded but survive. 30 US Navy warships sunk or damaged total! #disasters #WW2 #Pacific #Weather
Thread 1/9 #crisiscom
🚨 Increase in natural #disasters due to climate change in the past few years. 🚨
Time to talk about #emergencymanagement and #crisiscommunication! #aThread
🚨 Increase in natural #disasters due to climate change in the past few years. 🚨
Time to talk about #emergencymanagement and #crisiscommunication! #aThread
Mangroves are natures own disaster manager. Just 13 seconds to understand how it protects us from Tsunami, Cyclones & storms. Today is #MangrovesDay.
Above video is by courtesy of Dutch research institute Deltares. But how Mangroves protect us from these disasters. Here is a thread.
Mangrove forest after a cyclone. The line of defense after a cyclone.
Mangrove forest after a cyclone. The line of defense after a cyclone.
#Mangrove; not only home for various species but also buffer against #Disaster. Tropical country like India, with densely populated 7500 km long coastline, will be effected by cyclones more due to #ClimateChange. Salt tolerant species acts as a shield. Reposting my old tweets.
Galveston: In 1900, Galveston, population 36,000, was obliterated, making it the site of the worst natural disaster in US history, a sad record it retains to this day. 6,000 to 12,000 were killed, thousands of buildings wiped out, etc. 1/
2/ Galveston was rebuilt with a massive seawall and the land was raised as much as 17 feet. 15 years later, another similar hurricane and storm surge hit. The wall worked. Only 53 were killed. #Galveston #Texas #hurricane #UShistory
3/ 1900 #Galveston hurricane: Galveston was one of Texas' largest cities and was very, very wealthy. Disregarding #statistics #probabilities #science #data, plans for a seawall to protect the sandbar city were dismissed as ridiculous. #nature
9. Hello again, @akgungor_c continues from where he has left :) So, I tend to think of #disasters as systemic “radiographs”. I’m not sure when I first came up with this analogy but I usually associate this idea with my own experience as a search & rescue volunteer.
10. After all, looking around in a disaster-stricken zone, few people don't come to reflect on their own #vulnerability first, then, gradually, about the vulnerability of human societies to massive #disruptions.
11. The greater the impact, the thinner seems the protective bubble provided by our physical and social systems.
Postdisaster msg from HRH Princess Latufuipeka (daughter of King Tupou VI & #Tonga’s High Comm to 🇦🇺). Focus on gratitude, faith &taking refuge in God. This type of reaction overwhelmingly present on Tongan social media atm. Not what you’d usually get elsewhere,but consider (1/4)
#Tonga is one of the most vulnerable countries in the entire world to natural #disasters & climate change. In less than 4yrs it has weathered 2 max strength (Category 5) cyclones, a pandemic and a 1 in 1000yr volcanic eruption + resultant earthquake & #tsunami. (2/4)
And each time, people pick up & carry on. Often with humour & while singing a hymn! I’m no expert but I would think being grateful/positive, having a form of faith & relying on each other as a community helps ease the otherwise depressing mental effects of so much trauma. (3/4)
प्रकृति: रक्षति रक्षिता ! Mangrove forest after a cyclone. The line of defense after a cyclone.
#Mangrove; not only home for various species but also a tool against #Disaster. Tropical country like India, with densely populated 7500 km long coastline, will be effected by cyclones more due to #ClimateChange. This salt tolerant species acts as a shield against cyclones. 2/n
So how it works. Reposting my old tweets. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. 3/n
THREAD: Individuals with access and functional needs (#AFN), such as adults with #disabilities, may have additional needs that must be considered in planning for, responding to, and recovering from a #disaster or public health emergency. This guide from: phe.gov/emergency/even…
C = #Communication
Individuals with communication needs may speak American Sign Language (#ASL), have limited English proficiency (#LEP), use braille print or use other auxiliary aids and devices to communicate or navigate their environment...
Individuals with communication needs may speak American Sign Language (#ASL), have limited English proficiency (#LEP), use braille print or use other auxiliary aids and devices to communicate or navigate their environment...
C = #Communication (continued)...These individuals may have limited ability to hear announcements, see signs, understand messages, or verbalize their concerns. Planning for these needs ahead of a #disaster or emergency is crucial.
Draft text frm #COP26 president on #Science:
1. 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑠 the importance of best available science for effective #climateaction
& #policymaking;
2. 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 contribution of WG1 to #IPCC #AR6 & looks forward to related
@IPCC_CH reports;
@teriin @COP26
1/n
1. 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑠 the importance of best available science for effective #climateaction
& #policymaking;
2. 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 contribution of WG1 to #IPCC #AR6 & looks forward to related
@IPCC_CH reports;
@teriin @COP26
1/n
3. 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛 that human activities have caused around 1.1°C of
#globalwarming to date & that impacts are already being felt in every region;
#COP26 @COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet
2/n
#globalwarming to date & that impacts are already being felt in every region;
#COP26 @COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet
2/n
4. 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 the urgency of increased ambition & action in relation to #mitigation,
#adaptation & #finance in this critical decade to address gaps betwn current efforts &
#pathways in pursuit of ultimate objective of the Convention & its long-term global goal;
3/n
#adaptation & #finance in this critical decade to address gaps betwn current efforts &
#pathways in pursuit of ultimate objective of the Convention & its long-term global goal;
3/n
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 07/27/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/dai…
100 Mental Models
wisdomtheory.gumroad.com/l/100MM
#MentalModels #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #RealityMapping #BookPromotion
wisdomtheory.gumroad.com/l/100MM
#MentalModels #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #RealityMapping #BookPromotion
The World’s Cascade of Disasters Is Not a Coincidence
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
#disasters #patterns #history #OpEd
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
#disasters #patterns #history #OpEd
Today is #WorldMangrovesDay. So let me remind you. #Mangroves;
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
So how it works. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. You must have read in ‘Theory of Vibration’.
They are prop roots. In #mangrove #ecosystem they are adventitious support roots. They Grow down from lateral branches, in a way support trees, with doing other root functions. Additionally roots buffer against damage to coasts & enhance biodiversity & carbon sequestration.
THREAD: My research was published today in the International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction (#DRR) The link is below. I wanted to take you through it in a series of graphics and infographics. So here goes....
authors.elsevier.com/a/1dB907t2zZ5m…
authors.elsevier.com/a/1dB907t2zZ5m…
This is #SantaBarbara, California. It really is a beautiful place to live, but expensive too. (Secretly - or maybe not - I would LOVE to live and work here). It is also where I carried out my #PhD fieldwork, Living my best #phdlife...
Like many places in Southern California, there are a number of #naturalhazards that can and do impact on the city and its surrounding County:
Wildfires 🔥🔥
Mudslides ⛰️ 🪨
Earthquakes 🏚️🏚️
Tsunamis 🌊🌊
Wildfires 🔥🔥
Mudslides ⛰️ 🪨
Earthquakes 🏚️🏚️
Tsunamis 🌊🌊
I’m sick/tired of politicians claiming that they will build back better, having stolen the idea from the UN disasters strategy: “Building Back Better (BBB) is a strategy aimed at reducing the risk to the people of nations and communities in the wake of future disasters and shocks
...The BBB approach integrates #disaster risk reduction measures into the restoration of physical infrastructure, social systems and shelter, and the revitalization of livelihoods, economies and the environment.” There is little detail in UK/US politicians co-opting of the phrase
It has become a meaningless mantra. There is no focus on communities, because they don’t try and understand what a ‘community’ is or learn about its social networks, ties and culture. This is what underpins social systems as defined in the Sendai Framework for Action on #DRR.
Today severe cyclone Nivar will hit eastern coast of India. In 12 seconds learn how coastal green shelter belts check tsunami & cyclones. Dutch research institute Deltares.
We are facing one more #cyclone today. So let me remind you. #Mangroves;
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
So how it works. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & have special adaptations. They act like buffer & which slow down wind & consume energy. So after passing, the storms get dampen. You must have read in ‘Theory of Vibration’.
50 years ago today was the Bhola cyclone, one of the deadliest tropical storms in world history. It killed up to half a million people in what was then East #Pakistan, and triggered the #Bangladesh liberation war
The Pakistani authorities were negligent & frankly unconcerned about the devastation in their eastern wing. (A bit like President Trump's response to #hurricane Maria in #PuertoRico). Weeks later they held the first democratic election in #Pakistan's history
East Bengali nationalists Awami League @albd1971 campaigned against the failures of the Pakistani state & won one of the most stunning democratic victories ever.
Today is #WorldMangroveDay. So let me remind you. #Mangroves;
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
So how it works. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. You must have read in ‘Theory of Vibration’.
They are prop roots. In #mangrove #ecosystem they are adventitious support roots. They Grow down from lateral branches, in a way support trees, with doing other root functions. Additionally roots buffer against damage to coasts & enhance biodiversity & carbon sequestration.
We are facing one more #cyclone today. So let me remind you. #Mangroves;
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
- acts as buffer & reduce impact of cyclones & #storm surge.
- they break the #wind force
- provide #habitat to #animals during cyclone or otherwise
- they reduce #pollution.
We just need to protect them.
So how it works. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. You must have read in ‘Theory of Vibration’.
They are prop roots. In #mangrove #ecosystem they are adventitious support roots. They Grow down from lateral branches, in a way support trees, with doing other root functions. Additionally roots buffer against damage to coasts & enhance biodiversity & carbon sequestration.
Interesting exchange today with a trey of #HateAmerica folks.
Premise: America doesn't hold a "#moralhighground" and hasn't for generations.
Premise: America doesn't hold a "#moralhighground" and hasn't for generations.
My response: #GTFO. Marshal Plan, rebuilding of Japan, tsunami, earthquake, and hurricane relief around the globe, and a thousand similar expenditures of our blood, sweat, and treasure, say otherwise.
Because you might find it hard to believe, I'm including screengrabs:
Because you might find it hard to believe, I'm including screengrabs:
Of course, the opening gambit is based on the view of so many #Leftists and #NeverTrumpers that @realDonaldTrump is spoiling America's moral stance in the world.
#JustGOPThings is a new hashtag detailing the atrocities the GOP has been spewing out under the Trump regime.
I've been collecting articles to this end for over two years. Let's take a look at some of those.
I've been collecting articles to this end for over two years. Let's take a look at some of those.
I label this thread #Disasters.
It started out detailing how Trump has withheld vital recovery funding from states hit by natural disasters, both red and blue, and has grown to encompass all manner of climate change and pollution chicanery. #JustGOPThings
It started out detailing how Trump has withheld vital recovery funding from states hit by natural disasters, both red and blue, and has grown to encompass all manner of climate change and pollution chicanery. #JustGOPThings
#JustGOPThings Here are some highlights:
North Carolina denied 99 percent of federal recovery funds for Hurricane Matthew pbs.org/newshour/natio…
North Carolina denied 99 percent of federal recovery funds for Hurricane Matthew pbs.org/newshour/natio…
@EricHolder has asked an important question:
#When was #America #ever #great?
I realize that there is a nearly unavoidable tendency to snort and spew one's coffee when they hear or read his question for the first time. But, honestly, isn't it worth the exercise to answer it?
#When was #America #ever #great?
I realize that there is a nearly unavoidable tendency to snort and spew one's coffee when they hear or read his question for the first time. But, honestly, isn't it worth the exercise to answer it?
So, @EricHolder, I'm going to do just that, and I'm going to ask my ragtag bag of followers and detractors to contribute as well.
I'm going to offer my evidence of moments of American greatness. And I'm going to ask those that read this thread to do the same.
I'm going to offer my evidence of moments of American greatness. And I'm going to ask those that read this thread to do the same.
But wait!
There's more!
I'm going to ask my detractors and antagonists (are you seeing this @fedupaton) to contribute as well, and will welcome from them both moments of greatness and moments of shame.
There's more!
I'm going to ask my detractors and antagonists (are you seeing this @fedupaton) to contribute as well, and will welcome from them both moments of greatness and moments of shame.
