Planning Steps for Local Natural Hazard Mitigation

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:15pm

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http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/mitigate/hazguide.pdf

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Planning Steps for Local Natural Hazard Mitigation

The chart shows the steps a community has to take in order to be prepared for a disaster.

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Local

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Flowchart

Tsunami Mitigation - The Wave Watchdog

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:07pm

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http://techocular.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-early-warning-system/

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On the image, you can see, how a tsunami warning system works. It shows the Wave Watchdog, which can send signals to a land station in order to warn a community.

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Global

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Combined Image

Typical Construction Features that Reduce Damage and Loss

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 3:59pm

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http://visual.ly/deadliest-natural-disasters

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Typical Construction Features that Reduce Damage and Loss

This image shows, what a house owner can do to prevent and mitigate a disaster. It shows several measurements which can be taken to make property more secure.

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Local

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Combined Image

Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 3:52pm

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http://blog.fabric.ch/index.php?/archives/2009/01/27.html

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Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

The image shows how the Netherlands is trying to prevent flooding due to the rise in sea level. There are several projects going on, which try to prevent flooding, especially in areas with a high population density.

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Combined Image

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State

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Netherlands

Disaster Cycle

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 3:33pm

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http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub38/pub38_screen.pdf

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The Disaster Cycle shows the steps which have to be taken after an event happened. It shows as well which steps have to be taken to be prepared for the next event.

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Global

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Flowchart

Human Impact on the planet

Submitted by pmd on Sun, 08/05/2012 - 3:39pm

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http://thesocietypages.org/graphicsociology/files/2011/04/nat_geo_pop_growth.png

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Human Impact on the planet

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Global

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Combined Image

Impact of AIDS on GDP of several african countries

Submitted by alexf12 on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:22pm

Source:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.heart-intl.net/HEART/HealthInsur/Comp/Impact-AIDS-GDP-Africa.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.heart-intl.net/HEART/HealthInsur/Comp/ImpactofAIDSonGDP.htm&h=675&w=431&sz=34&tbnid=zclO_b5eFIMo6M&tbnh=281&tbnw=179&zoom=1&usg=__acvcAC4HvdddCvLmebgc9ww3Nus=&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=_9IaUK6sMKiQiQKA4oHoAw&ved=0CGQQ8g0

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Impact of AIDS on GDP of several african countries

This chart is showing the impact of AIDS on several african countries GDP

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National

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Chart/Table

Potentiel AIDS treatments costs

Submitted by alexf12 on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:20pm

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http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~skheimel/%24spent%2520on%2520aids.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~skheimel/GlobalSecurity.html&h=675&w=433&sz=45&tbnid=NDiuejMNgfYpuM&tbnh=280&tbnw=180&zoom=1&usg=__XwvGO-A9RyMHqkDcFdZ8mqVM0w8=&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=C9IaUPCfKc_2iQLZ9IHgCg&ved=0CGMQ8g0

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This chart is showing the Potential AIDS treatments costs in several sub-saharian country

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National

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Chart/Table

American health expenditures

Submitted by alexf12 on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:14pm

Source:

http://visual.ly/us-health-care-expenditures

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This image is showing the american annual health expenditures

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National

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Picture/Photograph

South Africa Population projection with and without AIDS

Submitted by alexf12 on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:05pm

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http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.over-blog.com/600x329/4/05/56/46/GAR2004_13_en.gif&imgrefurl=http://julieneymas.over-blog.com/1-index.html&h=329&w=598&sz=54&tbnid=iFerORzOFZQrNM&tbnh=166&tbnw=303&zoom=1&usg=__pmMm35ijMwFcDEzJeRbj8bmdyTA=&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=_c4aUKSDOurhigL4hYHgAg&ved=0CC0Q8g0

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South Africa Population projection with and without AIDS

This graph is showing the impact of AIDS on South africa population

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National

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