LGNZ President Dave Cull said flooding was New Zealand's most common naturalhazard.
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Flooding is New Zealand's most frequent and costly naturalhazard.
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The naturalhazard was the strength of the wind.
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She said central government should be having more input, to help councils manage naturalhazard risks.
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The technical and geological expertise acquired can now be applied to the forecasting of naturalhazard event.
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But landslides are an under-appreciated naturalhazard.
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Councils around the country, including Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, are incorporating naturalhazard protection into their long-term planning.
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Preparation for a naturalhazard could be as simple as creating better roading and footpaths for potential emergency evacuations.
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An asteroid threat is a naturalhazard that we could probably do something about now with the technology we already have.
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Deforestation, alongside unplanned and unregulated construction, makes the problem worse, transforming a naturalhazard into a flooding and mudslide disaster, he noted.
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Aim: To explore the ability of nurses to be adequately ready for and to respond to a disaster caused by a naturalhazard.
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Conclusion: This study identified factors that help and hinder a nursing workforce's ability to prepared for, adapt to and learn from naturalhazard disasters.
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Crawford said it was clear naturalhazard management was important for councils, with a lot of general references to risk in the documents he studied.
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If successful, the model may be applied to other naturalhazards, Montier said.
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The insects already have plenty of naturalhazards en route including predatory birds.
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A unique project is linking in-situ measurements with naturalhazards research.