Sentence examples for disasters 1 from inspiring English sources

Located on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is considered to be one of the countries most prone to natural disasters (1).

In response: Watson et al. stressed some points that may be important determinants in assessing the risk for epidemics following natural disasters (1 ).

These include geographical influences [topological variation as well as transient events and natural disasters (1)], social determinants [housing inequality, income gradients (2)] and anthropogenic factors [industrial contamination, civil unrest (3)], as well as access to quality health care.

Of >600 geophysical disasters recorded, we found only 3 reported outbreaks related to these disasters: 1 of measles after the eruption of Pinatubo in Philippines, 1 of coccidioidomycosis after an earthquake in California, and 1 of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Costa Rica related to an earthquake and heavy rainfall.

Most of the extant research has occurred in high-income countries, such as the United States of America and has focused on the health system's disaster management (disaster health management), or the capability to supply medical services during disasters (1, 5, 7, 8).

Disaster Coverage Then and Now: How did journalists report on disasters 100 years ago compared to today?

In recent years, there has been growing interest in leveraging such technologies and data for better crisis response, with scope ranging across natural disasters [1], terrorist attacks [2], and political riots [3].

Open image in new window Fig. 1 US coal mine explosion disasters (>5 fatalities/accident), 1910 present.

In 2011 President Obama set a record by declaring federal disasters 242 times.

For non-profit organizations this vagueness may cause chaos during disasters (23).

The growing threat for natural disasters (8) is another challenge for adaptation.