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Building damaged by earthquake

Q&A: Will GEM make earthquake risk more manageable?

As International Day for Disaster Reduction nears, Rui Pinho, who leads the Global Earthquake Model, talks to SciDev.Net.

11 October 2010 | EN | ES

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused many human casualties and widespread destruction

Rebuilding and prevention in tsunami-hit areas

Protecting against the risk of shifting ground and replanting mangrove forests are some of the tasks ahead for tsunami-hit areas, reports Richard Stone.

Source: Science

24 October 2006 | EN | 中文

Mangrove forest

The right way to rebuild Asia's coastal barrier

Mangrove replanting schemes in the tsunami-hit countries of the Indian Ocean are struggling to get it right, reports Marilyn Smith.

12 January 2006 | EN

After the quake: Pakistan upgrades seismic network

Nizamuddin Siddiqui reports on efforts to improve Pakistan's ability to detect and study earthquakes.

20 December 2005 | EN

Mangrove forests can act as 'bioshields' against storms

Under threat: Asian mangrove replanting schemes

Efforts to restore the mangrove ‘bioshield’ around Indian Ocean coasts are facing challenges from shrimp farming and a lack of local support, writes Erika Check.

Source: Nature

16 December 2005 | EN

Earthquake damaged buildings in Bam, Iran

Natural disasters: more to come?

Quinrin Schiermeier writes about the world's growing vulnerability to natural disasters like the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.

Source: Nature

15 December 2005 | EN

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused many human casualties and widespread destruction

Tsunami warning system begins to take shape

Richard Stone and Richard A. Kerr report on how the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is gradually taking shape.

Source: Science

9 December 2005 | EN

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