Emergency Medical Teams’ Responses during the West Japan Heavy Rain 2018: J-SPEED Data Analysis
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22000231
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Rainfall-induced floods and landslides accounted for 20.7% of all disaster events in Japan from 1985 through 2018 and caused a variety of health problems, both directly and indirectly, including injuries, infectious diseases, exacerbation… read more here.
Keywords: speed; health; japan heavy; heavy rain ... See more keywords
An Analysis of Web Coverage on the 2018 West Japan Heavy Rain Disaster
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DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2019.p0531
Abstract: This study analyzed quantitative big data from web news on the West Japan Heavy Rain disaster for a two-month period. The retrieved information was compared with previous natural disaster coverage. The results indicated the following.… read more here.
Keywords: heavy rain; west japan; japan heavy; rain disaster ... See more keywords
Special Issue on the Western Japan Heavy Rain
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DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2019.p0873
Abstract: In 2018, Japan not only had an abnormally hot summer, but also experienced successive disasters, including the Northern Osaka Earthquake, the Western Japan Heavy Rain, Typhoon No. 21, the Hokkaido Mid Iburi Earthquake, and Typhoon… read more here.
Keywords: issue; japan heavy; western japan; heavy rain ... See more keywords