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Posts in this category are about Natural Hazards, including: Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Fire. These events can cause significant natural, social and economic damage. Better understanding of how, why, and where these events occur will improve disaster prevention and mitigation efforts.

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Los Angeles Blaze Highlights Serious Fire Dangers Posed by Wood Pallets

Source: NewsBlaze Environment - Posted: March 10, 2010 16:28
The need for national fire safety standards for shipping pallets came into focus again Tuesday night, as more than 150 firefighters battled a massive wood pallet fire that erupted in a Los Angeles commercial structure, causing a partial roof ...
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Aerial Demonstration of a New, Environmentally Benign Soil Stabilizer

Source: NewsBlaze Environment - Posted: March 10, 2010 10:31
You've seen it done every forest fire season as fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters rush to combat fires by dropping water, foams and fire retardants.
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ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come

Source: Inter Press Service Environment - Posted: March 10, 2010 09:44
KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in eastern Uganda.
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