What led to the second major earthquake to hit Nepal in less than a month?
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Following the earthquake in 2010, people flocked to Haiti to “rescue” orphaned and lost children. The problem that has since emerged is that many of the “orphans” placed in orphanages and sent for adoption, were not orphaned at all.
Encasing old buildings in cheap plastic packaging mesh can keep them upright for long enough for those inside to escape.
Nepal has thousands of journalists working in hundreds of media outlets and publications. But getting the story out about the deadly earthquake was no easy task.
Global coverage of the Nepal earthquake focused issues of preparedness and political instability but missed the systemic, historical inequities that made the disaster so devastating.
New building techniques can mitigate the impact of even major earthquakes. What will it take to protect infrastructure in places like Nepal?
People working in this field often view themselves with a “person-of-steel” mentality – placing themselves in peril by ignoring their own needs.
For seismologists, there’s much to be learned after a major earthquake, as aftershocks help them map out the fault with high precision. More data now can prepare a region for its next big one.
Hundreds of monuments of the Kathmandu Valley’s World Heritage sites were completely destroyed on April 25. Here’s the story of a few of them.
The massive temblor not only resulted in thousands of deaths, it also caused economic damage that will likely equal more than half of Nepal’s entire GDP.
The relationship between Nepal and the international development industry has long been difficult. But the work of Nepalese youth groups gives grounds for hope.
Research suggests that many international health-oriented responses are poorly targeted. So what kind of health response would best target the needs of the Nepalese?
The long-feared earthquake arrives in the middle of post-conflict reconstruction and a seven-year wait for a new constitution.
Significant moves were being made to increase safety from earthquakes in Nepal – that work must go on.
The earthquake in Kathmandu – a popular tourist destination – killed both locals and visitors. Here’s what travelers can do to pack for geohazards.
There are NGOs in Nepal with long-standing disaster prevention programs, well-positioned to help coordinate relief.
Nepal may have had a well-known history of earthquakes but predicting when and where a major seismic event will strike is an ongoing challenge.
Clean water, sanitation, disease control, infrastructure and investment are all needed to get Nepal back on its feet.
The earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday was caused by the same forces that built the Himalayas, and science is helping predict where the next quake might strike.
The recovery effort is now underway after a powerful earthquake hit Nepal. The challenge will be to rebuild a stronger nation.
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Professor, Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
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Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; Ivan Head South-North IDRC Chair, University of British Columbia
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Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in International Development & Convenor of Master of Developent Studies, UNSW
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Florida
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Lecturer in Political Economy and Methodology, University of Essex
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Professor, DRR expert, University of Dhaka
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Associate Professor and Director, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of York