Natural disaster

Local nonprofit Child and Family Service created the Natural Disaster Hotline last month to help people experiencing trauma from past disasters.

That's what this hotline is for, is to really provide that, that opportunity for people to talk story with trained staff who are trained to recognize what some of the warning signs are," Fliniau said. [The Conversation](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation) on Feb. That's what this hotline can do," she told HPR.

Following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, there were up to 2000 aftershocks in Turkey and Syria. Hours after the first earthquake, another quake struck more ...

Besides the Philippines, Palau, Vietnam, and China were also affected by the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan. The Britannica says, "The Muzaffarabad area was the worst hit, and a number of villages there were totally destroyed. The 2011 Japan earthquake was the third-strongest earthquake in world history, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). Explosions resulting from the buildup of pressurized hydrogen gas in the outer containment buildings enclosing reactors 1, 2, and 3, along with a fire touched off by rising temperatures in spent fuel rods stored in reactor 4, led to the release of significant levels of radiation from the facility." At the Fukushima nuclear plant, tsunami water damaged the plant's generators and earthquake also caused damage, which resulted in partial meltdown. The epicenter of the quake was 19 kms northeast of Muzaffarabad in POJK. It's also called the Tōhoku Earthquake as the epicentre was near Tohoku city. The relief work was further complicated by the evolving situation in Nepal. It says, "The cyclone’s impacts were exacerbated by earlier damage to the environment, including deforestation and degradation of mangroves, over-exploitation of natural resources such as fisheries, and soil erosion. due to prior loss of about 75 percent of the original mangrove cover in the Delta, which could have served as a buffer against the storm surge. The damage was reported in as far as coastal eastern Africa. The death toll is likely to rise as relief and rescue work goes on in the two affected countries.

TRENTON, NJ - In an effort to better prepare for natural disasters and collect data that may help mitigate the extent of future storm damage, ...

However, very little data on state funding for such programs are publicly available. “In the wake of the widespread loss and devastation that Legislative District 16 suffered during Hurricane Ida, it is imperative that New Jersey families are confident that we are prepared for another natural disaster,” said Zwicker (D-Middlesex/Mercer/Somerset/Hunterdon). One study found that taxpayers save an average of $6 for every $1 the federal government spends on activities such as elevating homes, strengthening or retrofitting infrastructure, and purchasing flood-prone properties for removal.

The recent flooding in Auckland and the upper North Island has left employers with several questions regarding employee pay. While natural disasters…

The employer is not obliged to pay them their ordinary wages, as they are not “ready and willing” to work. Absent this quick fix however, the position is fact specific and it is sensible to obtain legal advice before taking action. If your workplace is open but your employee cannot work from home and cannot get to work because of nearby flooding, or similar, then the position is less clear. If you’re looking at the first scenario, or a variation of it, and you’ve directed your employee not to work, the starting point is that you need to pay them their ordinary wages. However, it is even rarer for this approach to be deemed effective by the Authority or Court. Namely, employers need to consider why the employee is unable to work.

stated on February 6, 2023 in an Instagram post: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people." true ...

6, 2023 7, 2023 Key questions, answered,"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/07/earthquake-turkey-syria-causes-damage/) Feb. aid convoy enters Syria from Turkey,"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-count-updates/) Feb. 9, 2023 ["Conflict Between Turkey and Armed Kurdish Groups,"](https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-turkey-and-armed-kurdish-groups)Jan. The surface where they slip is a [fault](https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-fault-and-what-are-different-types). An Instagram post that was later taken down said: "This 'earthquake' is a systemic attack against Kurdish people." (Read more about our [partnership](https://www.facebook.com/help/1952307158131536?helpref=related) with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.) The largest earthquake from this activity was around a magnitude 5, she said. The quake was caused "by the plates moving slowly and their edges getting locked for a long time, and then the forces finally overcoming the friction and the plate edges suddenly slipping," she said. "According to a firsthand source I have in Istanbul, Turkey, this ‘earthquake’ is a systemic attack against Kurdish people, who are anti-Islam," read the post, published Feb. The post was later taken down.