Articles, tagged with "landslides", page 1

If your factory is considering purchasing a storm water system, it is not enough that you learn about different storm water equipment. You also have to study the community you are in. Note that there are some storm water systems that become ineffective du...

In the recent past the use of the word ‘tsunami’ has become common practice. In 2004 there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean which was caused by an earthquake measuring 9.2 – making it the third largest earthquake ever recorded. What followed was complet...

In case you didn't notice, January to March 2010 has been recorded as the earth's fourth hottest period ever, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The scorching heat caused by global warming is just one of the pheno...

Earthquakes are a naturally occurring shock or movement that occurs on or just below the earth crust. This can cause massive devastation in the area of the earthquake and in areas spreading out from the center of the quake. All true earthquakes are nat...

It was a wakeup call what happened in the Philippines almost a month ago. In a just a few weeks, major parts of Metro Manila as well as most of the Northern provinces were greatly devastated by two super typhoons, Ondoy and Pepeng. These typhoons have str...

Some emergencies are universal. Storms can create flooding and lightning damage in most areas of the country. Human error can cause fire and other crises. In other cases, there are natural disasters that are likely to be faced only in certain parts of the...

Environmental Data Key to Saving Lives in El Salvador By: Andrea Kobeszko Torrential rains poured down on El Salvador in early November, triggering massive flooding and landslides. The storms killed over two hundred residents of the Central American ...