Tag: natural disasters
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Navigating Urban Flood Risk: Assessment, Modelling, and Management
In the face of evolving climate dynamics, urban flooding is emerging as a major concern that calls for urgent action and demands prioritization in research initiatives. Since 1980, over 4588 flood disasters have occurred in 172 countries, causing the loss of over 250,000 people’s lives (Dąbrowska, et al., 2023). In nature, fluctuations in water levels…
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Seismic Consideration in Structural Design
Like puzzle pieces, Earth’s outermost layer is composed of tectonic plates that shift and collide against one another, accumulating stress over time. As the friction is overcome, an accumulation of seismic energy is suddenly released in the form of an earthquake (Kukowski, 2016). But while natural quakes destroy buildings, how have engineers worked to create…