Sentence examples for a heightened disaster from inspiring English sources

New Zealand is a heightened disaster "riskscape" [ 2] because of its isolated location (roughly 1,500 km east of Australia), over 15,000 km of coastline, small landmass (<270,000 km), and omnipresent vulnerability to natural hazards [ 3- 5], including seismic hazards arising from local, regional, and trans-Pacific sources [ 6- 8].

If, on the other hand, the public is basically right about heightened disaster risks, the policy issues become much more complex.

It was found that the 2004 tsunami disaster has left a significant mark on Malaysia's and the world's disaster management landscape but the tragedy has also heightened disaster awareness and steps must be taken to ensure vulnerable communities are well-equipped to face any eventualities.

Mr. Chaiban explained that continuing conflicts as well as a heightened risk of natural disasters, in part as a result of climate change, are driving that increase.

At least 150,000 kids have been affected by the natural disaster, which means they're at a heightened risk for contracting a number of serious diseases and other common risks associated with such emergencies, according to UNICEF.

We are always on a heightened alert.

Delivery of maternal and reproductive health is patchy and the risk of sexual assault and abuse is heightened following disaster.

In addition to a high exposition to extreme events, impacts in SSA are heightened by weak disaster risk management capacities, and a high vulnerability among the population (Hellmuth et al. 2007).

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The SVI for elders developed in this study is an instrument based on a retrievable data set, and is used to assess disaster vulnerability with the premise that the elderly, particularly those with low socioeconomic status, who often live alone or are institutionalized, need significant and specific attention in disaster preparedness and heightened efforts to promote disaster literacy.

"It is a slightly heightened reality.