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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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The reports revealed that some long trains were too big to fit into sidings off of main tracks that were often built to accommodate trains no longer than 1.4 miles, and passing trains were crashing into their rear ends.
For decades, Oregon’s timber industry has promoted the idea that private, logged lands are less prone to wildfires. The problem? Science doesn’t support that.
Dozens of interviews and a review of records show that virtually every aspect of the Carr Fire that ravaged California had been forecast for years. But the federal government did not allocate enough money for fire prevention to the local park service, while officials and voters in Redding had chosen not to adopt development regulations because of other priorities.
Levees are designed to prevent rivers from overflowing, but they create a zero-sum game where raising levees in one area can push extra flood risk onto others. The Army Corps of Engineers designed a $500,000 computer model that lets scientists simulate how floods affect the Upper Mississippi River, demonstrating, in part, the difference that larger levees make.
Buying out houses after flood-caused damages are considered a cornerstone of disaster recovery by experts. After Hurricane Harvey, Harris County officials have made efforts to buy the most flood-prone homes. However, with worsening flooding, the buyout program cannot keep up with the increasing number of damaged houses.
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