US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones
The US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones as it conducts a review of the program.
Oct 31, 2019
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Telecom
Cloud-based tool provides clear communication for disaster situations
When a manmade or natural disaster, such as a tornado or hurricane, hits a populated area, communication devices such as cell phones are often impacted, leading to a reduction or inability to communicate for the first responders ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Engineering
Monitoring bridge safety with wireless sensors
Tens of thousands of bridges across the country are deteriorating, creating potentially dangerous conditions. Particularly after a natural disaster, being able to assess a bridge's structural integrity can be critical.
Sep 02, 2019
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Engineering
Hybrid sliding-rocking bridge columns are more earthquake-resistant
Bridges make travel faster and more convenient, but, in an earthquake, these structures are subject to forces that can cause extensive damage and make them unsafe.
Aug 28, 2019
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Engineering
Scientists develop a reference target for orbital satellites measures calibrating
For the first time, an international team of scientists from Russia, Estonia and Finland has analyzed the operation of a target panel built in the southeast of Estonia to calibrate orbital satellites and to ensure maximally ...
Feb 19, 2019
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Computer Sciences
A new approach to address food security issues after natural disasters
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) have developed an approximate dynamic programming approach to improve the food security of communities affected by natural disasters. Their work exploring methods to aid community ...
Jan 10, 2019 feature
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Engineering
Drone standards get a first set and lasting nod as helpful guide
From taking pictures of crops, to delivering food and medical supplies to monitoring natural disasters, drones are becoming an increasingly important feature of daily lives, helping to transform businesses and industries.
Nov 24, 2018 weblog
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Engineering
Optimal resource allocation for UAV communication systems in disaster management
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Duy Tan University (DTU) have been collaborating on a project aimed at improving the communication systems of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Their research was awarded ...
Sep 17, 2018 feature
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Robotics
Robots working as a group are able to determine the optimal order of their tasks
Could robots soon help rescue crews save the survivors of a natural disaster? Such a mission would require that the robots be able to determine, on their own, which tasks to perform and in what order to perform them; for ...
Jul 19, 2018
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Engineering
A drone that gets around obstacles like an insect
Physics student Darius Merk has used an insect-inspired algorithm to develop a drone that can navigate around obstacles. His research could prove particularly useful in a natural disaster.
Jul 15, 2016
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Natural disaster
A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster, and their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural hazard will hence never result in a natural disaster in areas without vulnerability, e.g. strong earthquakes in uninhabited areas. The term natural has consequently been disputed because the events simply are not hazards or disasters without human involvement.
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