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exist as to whether this earthquake triggered a major regional tsunami in the northern Bay of Bengal (BoB) that struck …In AD1762, a large earthquake originating within the Arakan Subduction Zone occurred. However, conflicting opinions … southeast Bangladesh. This research aims to review and assess the effects of the AD1762 earthquake in Bangladesh and reviews …
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earthquake risk. While for earthquake hazard-related investigations, the use of remotely sensed data is an established … to assess earthquake risk. These include earthquake hazard-related analysis such as detection and measurement of … survey of the interdisciplinary conceptual literature dealing with the scientific perception of risk, hazard and …
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landslide tsunami hazard is in most regions negligible compared to earthquake tsunami hazard. Large-scale debris flows … transporting a Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment (PTHA) approach from earthquake to landslide tsunamis and that the more … robust Scenario-Based Tsunami Hazard Assessment (SBTHA) approach will still be most efficient to use. Finally, the needs for …
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comparison to that of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Public awareness of tsunami hazard and risk in Canada is low because … edge of the Grand Banks. The tsunami risk along Canada's Arctic coast and along the shores of the Great Lakes is low in … at greatest risk from tsunamis because of the high incidence of earthquakes and landslides in that region. The most …
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earthquake protection in Quebec and British Columbia is influenced by the default option and the structure of the insurance plan …. Homeowners in both provinces were given the opportunity to purchase protection against earthquake losses when presented with one … public-private risk pool. The default frame was changed so the homeowner could either opt-in by purchasing this coverage or …
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We analyze the effect of industry, region and time on new-business survival rates by means of a multi-dimensional approach. The data relate to West German districts in the 1983-2000 period. The survival chances of start-ups tend to be relatively low in industries characterized by a high minimum...
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The October 2005 earthquake triggered several thousand landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of Kashmir in northern … baseline landsliding frequency over the 4 years, most of the new landslides were likely triggered by the 2005 earthquake and … season reveal that much of the ongoing landsliding occurred along rivers and roads, and the extensive earthquake …
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recommendations on how to mitigate the risk posed by earthquake-induced rock falls in the studied area. Copyright Springer Science …We evaluate rock fall hazard along the railway corridor to Jerusalem, Israel, in the Soreq and Refaim valleys. For the … Type="BoldItalic">m <Subscript> <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">L </Subscript> 6.2 Dead-Sea transform earthquake caused rock …
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