Earthqakes are dynamic laboratories for learning and catalysts for building capacity for disaster-intelligent & disaster-resilient communities. The vulnerabilities of apartment buildings, schools, and hospitals constructed during the end of the Brezhnev era were exposed by the strong ground shaking of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake. PowerPoint presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Earthqakes are dynamic laboratories for learning and catalysts for building capacity for disaster-intelligent & disaster-resilient communities. The vulnerabilities of apartment buildings, schools, and hospitals constructed during the end of the Brezhnev era were exposed by the strong ground shaking of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake. PowerPoint presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
A megacity means more people (including more homeless and more refugees), more city lifelines, and more buildings (including homes and business enterprizes) that are at risk from the potential disaster agents of each natural hazard. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
It will require new thinking and a strategic concentration of limited national and global resources to move from the current status quo of depending upon almost all emergency response operations to cope with almost all natural hazards to a wise mix of anticipation of what will likely happen, and implementation of the five integrated disaster resiliency policies to cope with the expected and unexpected that happen all the time a natural hazard occurs in our chaotic world. Who can provide the leadership for this kind of major paradigm shift? Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
TYPHOON VONGFONG: A HUGE STORM. On Oct 7, in just 24 hours, Vongfong intensified from a CAT 2 storm to one with, 155 mph wind speeds, and an estimated central pressure of 908 millibars. The typhoon toppled trees, flooded streets and cut power to more than 60,000 homes. 35 people were reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where 150,000 people were evacuated. Fifteen years ago, more than 10,000 people were killed when a cyclone hit roughly the same area, which lacked significant evacuation capability. CONCLUSION: A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN EVACUATION Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
M6.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Ya’an City, Sichuan Province, China 8:02 AM, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013
The M 6.6 earthquake was generated by rupture on the same fault zone that generated the May 2008 earthquake. The earthquake struck a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province near Ya’an City (pop. 1.5 million) on Saturday morning killed at least 180 and injured about 11,000. Powerpoint courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
March 15, 2015: The second world conference on disaster risk reduction convened in Sendai, Japan will re-invigorate the historic global endeavor started in 1990 by the United Nations. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Health information systems (HIS) in emergencies face a double dilemma: the information necessary to understand and
respond to humanitarian crises must be timely and detailed, whereas the circumstances of these crises makes it challenging to
collect it. Building on the technical work of the Health Metrics Network on HIS and starting with a systemic definition of HIS in
emergencies, this paper reviews the various data-collection platforms in these contexts, looking at their respective contributions to
providing what humanitarian actors need to know to target their intervention to where the needs really are. Although reporting or
sampling errors are unavoidable, it is important to identify them and acknowledge the limitations inherent in generalizing data that
were collected in highly heterogeneous environments. To perform well in emergencies, HIS require integration and participation.
In spite of notable efforts to coordinate data collection and dissemination practices among humanitarian agencies, it is noted
that coordination on the ground depends on the strengths and presence of a lead agency, often WHO, and on the commitment of
humanitarian agencies to investing resources in data production. Poorly integrated HIS generate fragmented, incomplete and often
contradictory statistics, a situation that leads to a misuse of numbers with negative consequences on humanitarian interventions.
As a means to avoid confusion regarding humanitarian health statistics, this paper stresses the importance of submitting statistics
to a rigorous and coordinated auditing process prior to their publication. The audit trail should describe the various steps of the
data production chains both technically and operationally, and indicate the limits and assumptions under which each number can
be used. Finally emphasis is placed on the ethical obligation for humanitarian agencies to ensure that the necessary safeguards on
data are in place to protect the confidentiality of victims and minority groups in politically sensitive contexts.
POWERPOINT Summary PART II of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm season
The prolonged recovery from Hurricane Sandy is continuing to take a mental and physical toll on residents of the East Coast who are still cleaning up flood, fire, and wind damage.
Powerpoint presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The most destructive tornado outbreak of 2014 killed at least 18 people in three states and hammered the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas over a 200-mile-long path. In all, at least 31 tornadoes were recorded. They formed late in the day, and were especially destructive in Arkansas because they struck as night fell. The peak tornado season is late winter through midsummer. But tornadoes can happen any time of the year when the atmospheric conditions are right. Lessons learned from tornadoes. Timely communication of critical inform-ation in the form of watches and warnings is essential for safety. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Aquesta és la meva presentació de la Violència de Gènere en la que hi han diferents aspectes de la violència de gènere y algunes cançons que parlen d'aquest maltracte que en els darrers anys s'està popularitzant i esperem que deixi de popularitzar-se
La meva presentació és un Pecha Kucha, que això vol dir que hi han 20 diapositives i cada diapositiva triga 20 segons en passar-se. El meu Pecha Kucha tracta sobre els diferents tipus de balls i danses que podem trobar arreu del món.
2. Com es va crear? La teoria del Big Bang Intenta explicar com es va originar l'Univers i el seu desenvolupament posterior. Parteix de la base que hi va haver una gran exploció i a partir d'aqui va s'orgir l'Espai-temps.
3. Les Galàxies Estan formades per miles de milions d'estels i de nuvols de gas i pols. En algunes podem trobar forats negres.
4. La nostra Galàxia La nostra Galaxia s'anomena Via Lactea. Aquest nom prové de l'aspecte lletós de la part central, que podem observar desde la terra a ull nu. Sembla un camí de llet.
5. El Sistema Solar Es un sistema planetari a on trobem el nostre planeta. Els planetes i esteròides giren al voltant del sol en la mateixa direcció i seguint òrbites elíptiques en sentit contrari a les agulles del rellotge.
6. El Sol El Sol és la estrella principal del nostre sistema. La seva precència o la seva absència determinen respectivament el día i la nit.
7. Mercuri: És el planeta més proper al Sol I el més petit del Sistema Solar. Dóna una volta al Sol cada 88 dies.
8. Venus: És el segon planeta del sistema solar de distància desde el Sol. I el tercer en quant a tamany.
9. La Terra: El més dens i el cinquè en mida dels vuit planetes del sistema solar. És també el més gran dels quatre planetes terrestres del sistema solar.
10. Mart: Anomenat de vegades el Planeta roig, Forma part dels denominats planetes tel·lúrics i és el planeta interior més allunyat del Sol.
11. Júpiter: És el planeta més gran del sistema solar. Té un diàmetre de 142.984 km ( es a dir unes 11 vegades el de la Terra)
12. Saturn: És el segon planeta en massa i tamany després de Júpiter i el únic que té un sistema de anells.
13. Urà: Urà és el setè planeta des del Sol. El tercer més gran i el quart amb major massa del Sistema Solar.
14. Neptú: És el vuitè planeta en distància respecte el Sol i el més llunyà del sistema solar.
15. És el planeta més petit i el que s'allunya més del Sol. Es va descobrir al 1930. És l'únic que encara no ha estat visitat per cap nau terrestre. Nanoplanetes: Plutó
16. La Lluna És l'únic satèl·lit natural de la Terra. Té un diàmetre de 3.475 km i orbita a una distància mitjana de 384.400 km del nostre planeta.