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A 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred off the northeast coast of Japan at 2:46 p.m. (local time) on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula and the hypocenter at a depth of approximately 32 km (20 mi) below sea level [Figure 1(a)] [1]. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves, which reached heights of up to 40.5 m (133 ft) in Miyako and...
Jugs of water, cans of food, a radio with fresh batteries?although everyone knows that they should have an emergency kit stored nearby just in case, few people in the United States do so. Most people do not even like to think about the possibility of ever needing emergency supplies. Fortunately, a collection of engineers, medical professionals, and other researchers have a different mindset and are...
Disaster management system based on GIS web services exclusively designed to handle the disaster such as tsunami, flood, earthquake, cyclone etc. The necessity of the system is many people lives in danger because of lack of providing timely help to the affected victims and tardy response of relief works. Disaster management system incorporates with GIS web services to identify the affected areas and...
This paper describes the simulation modeling for planning for the efficient transportation of patients following a disaster. Research was performed in an effort to predict the consequences of conceivable scenarios. Discrete-event simulation modeling provided an effective supplement to regular drill procedures when training emergency medical services personnel.Initial performance of the redesigned...
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