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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

Most of them are highly vulnerable to seismic forces. An experienced civil engineer could evaluate some of that by eye, but much of the rest is hidden and only exposed once the building collapses. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 15: 931-945. Buildings damages after Elazığ, Turkey earthquake on January 24, 2020.

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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Many states categorize pandemics as having a low probability of occurring when compared to other natural hazards, but the current pandemic has shown the long term devastating social and economic consequences. Going forward, FEMA and states can work to evaluate outcomes from COVID-19 to devise more effective hazard mitigation plans.

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