Egypt experiences several severe weather hazards including Earthquakes, droughts, fires, and flooding.
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Friday, October 28, 2016
Egypt
This week we are talking about something a little different.... Extreme Weather in Egypt.
Egypt experiences several severe weather hazards including Earthquakes, droughts, fires, and flooding.
For more information click here.
Egypt experiences several severe weather hazards including Earthquakes, droughts, fires, and flooding.
For more information click here.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Mass Wasting... A slippery slope
Italy has played host to many Mass Wasting Hazards over the years. These devastating events have often left the region in a state emergency with thousands of homes damaged and even worse causing human loss.
In 1998, The Italian government declared a state emergency when large landslides struck the Campania Region killing 87 people and damaging roughly 2,000 homes. To read the rest of the article on this devastating event click here.
According to http://landslides.usgs.gov/ Areas that are generally prone to landslide hazards:
One Italy's biggest landslides killed nearly 2,000 people. "On October 9, 1963, at 10:39pm 260 million cubic metres of rock broke off from the top of Monte Toc, on the border between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. It fell into the reservoir of the Vajont Dam, producing an enormous wave of at least 50 million cubic metres of water. The dam, completed in 1959 and one of the biggest in the world at the time, did not suffer any serious damage. However, flooding destroyed several villages in the valley and killed almost 2,000 people." To read more from this article and about this devastating event in Italian history click here.
Italy has also played host to several major avalanches;
In 1916 Troops fighting in the Italian Campaign between Italy and Austrio-Hungary were caught in what became known as White Friday when more than 500 men were buried alive. Both sides of the war had been intentionally causing avalanches to kill enemy forces downhill from them.
Most Recently 6 Skiers were killed in an Avalanche in March of 2016 and several other people reported missing.
In 2009 Italy asked a national research institute to develop a prototype for an early warning system. To read the full briefing click here.
Euronews. "'Six Dead' in Avalanche in Italian Alps, Others Missing."Euronews. N.p., 13 Mar. 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2016
"Expecting Disaster: The 1963 Landslide of the Vajont Dam | Environment & Society Portal." Expecting Disaster: The 1963 Landslide of the Vajont Dam | Environment & Society Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
Hanley, Anne. "Italy Declares Emergency in Landslide Region." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 08 May 1998. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
"Landslide Preparedness." Landslide Preparedness. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
In 1998, The Italian government declared a state emergency when large landslides struck the Campania Region killing 87 people and damaging roughly 2,000 homes. To read the rest of the article on this devastating event click here.
According to http://landslides.usgs.gov/ Areas that are generally prone to landslide hazards:
- On existing old landslides.
- On or at the base of slopes.
- In or at the base of minor drainage hollows.
- At the base or top of an old fill slope.
- At the base or top of a steep cut slope.
- Developed hillsides where leach field septic systems are used
For more from USGS including what to do before and after a landslide click here.
One Italy's biggest landslides killed nearly 2,000 people. "On October 9, 1963, at 10:39pm 260 million cubic metres of rock broke off from the top of Monte Toc, on the border between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. It fell into the reservoir of the Vajont Dam, producing an enormous wave of at least 50 million cubic metres of water. The dam, completed in 1959 and one of the biggest in the world at the time, did not suffer any serious damage. However, flooding destroyed several villages in the valley and killed almost 2,000 people." To read more from this article and about this devastating event in Italian history click here.
Italy has also played host to several major avalanches;
In 1916 Troops fighting in the Italian Campaign between Italy and Austrio-Hungary were caught in what became known as White Friday when more than 500 men were buried alive. Both sides of the war had been intentionally causing avalanches to kill enemy forces downhill from them.
Most Recently 6 Skiers were killed in an Avalanche in March of 2016 and several other people reported missing.
In 2009 Italy asked a national research institute to develop a prototype for an early warning system. To read the full briefing click here.
Video of a 2010 Landslide in Italy
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Video of an Italian Avalanche
Euronews. "'Six Dead' in Avalanche in Italian Alps, Others Missing."Euronews. N.p., 13 Mar. 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2016
"Expecting Disaster: The 1963 Landslide of the Vajont Dam | Environment & Society Portal." Expecting Disaster: The 1963 Landslide of the Vajont Dam | Environment & Society Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
Hanley, Anne. "Italy Declares Emergency in Landslide Region." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 08 May 1998. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
"Landslide Preparedness." Landslide Preparedness. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
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