White, a Geographer based at the Chicago School, explored human dimensions and adjustments to floods in the United States and realized that disasters were really a sociological process, whereby underlying aspects of vulnerability due to political, planning, economic, and other socio-demographic processes amplified vulnerability to hazards in the case of floods triggered within the earth system.
Population aging may further amplify vulnerability: the elderly and those with preexisting disease are often more susceptible to heat (Basu 2009).
Although this is the first examination of whether higher AL may amplify vulnerability to the adverse effects of lead exposure, our findings are consistent with interactions between lead and psychosocial stressors observed in animals [ 40], and in human studies [ 34, 41, 42].
Some of the aims of this project include enhancing the participants' communication skills, digital literacy, e-professionalism and co-production of services, while examining how social media can amplify vulnerabilities.
Without appropriate intervention from the authorities and supporting organizations, people with disabilities can have amplified vulnerabilities in disaster contexts and diminished capacities (Gaillard and Cadag 2009).
Regulatory agencies and environmental health scientists are beginning to examine whether and how chronic stress exposure potentially amplifies human vulnerability to the adverse health effects of toxicant exposures [ 1].
Corruption investigations almost inevitably become political issues, and political analysts say that Mr. McGreevey, who faces re-election next year, must be concerned that this case does not amplify his vulnerability.
Knowledge of the number, characteristics, and distribution of people exposed to a hazard provides insight on where potential losses could be the greatest, where potential challenges may exist in responding to and recovering from hazardous events, and the underlying factors that create and amplify societal vulnerability to hazards (National Research Council 2012).
Among other risk factors that have been increasing, there is climate change that has amplified the vulnerability of the food security of the weakest people in the world.
