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Disaster-Proof Airports
Runway overruns cause 23% of aviation accidents. What if we fixed that with magnets? A bold plan to make airports safer—starting with Arctic cargo planes.
#AviationSafety #RiskReduction #Innovation #SmartInfrastructure

https://sparkssustainability.com/2026/03/03/the-future-of-arctic-landings-magnetic-runways-explained/

The Future of Arctic Landings: Magnetic Runways Explained

Magnetic runways represent a groundbreaking advancement in aviation, enhancing landing safety and efficiency, particularly in Arctic regions. By employing technologies like Eddy Current Braking and…

SparksSustainability

Ilan Kelman Mar 10

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

Webinar: Donkeys as Agents of Drought Resilience

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Su_G Feb 23

RE: https://mstdn.social/@MostlyTato/116054291555064980

An interesting rule! ⬇️
#riskReduction #securityAwareness #mobile #desktop #laptop

Dining and Cooking Feb 21

5 Common Diets That Could Add Years to Your Life, According to a New Study

Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Photographer: Victor Protasio. EatingWell Design. Key Points A new study c…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #DASHdiet #diabetesriskreduction #dietarypattern #dietarypatterns #healthydiet #Lifeexpectancy #Mediterranean #mortalityrisk #RiskReduction
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2523075/5-common-diets-that-could-add-years-to-your-life-according-to-a-new-study/

Mediterranean Diet Feb 20

5 Common Diets That Could Add Years to Your Life, According to a New Study

Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Photographer: Victor Protasio. EatingWel…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #DASHdiet #diabetesriskreduction #dietarypattern #dietarypatterns #healthydiet #Lifeexpectancy #Mediterranean #mortalityrisk #RiskReduction
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2523075/5-common-diets-that-could-add-years-to-your-life-according-to-a-new-study/

Ilan Kelman Feb 8

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

Can risk be managed without measuring it?

Many risks require measurement for management. Just not all of them.

Ilan Kelman Feb 3

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes

-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

AJEM January 2026 - Disasters are not natural: review of Disasters By Choice: How our Actions turn Natural Hazards into Catastrophes | Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub

‘It’s just semantics’. I hear this often when the topic comes up of disasters not being natural, so why do we persist calling them natural disasters? It is more than semantics.

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Su_G Jan 28

@trib
“I'm all for regulation and safety, but this seems a touch heavy-handed and unnecessary. It's rainwater stored in concrete tanks. It doesn't get much cleaner.”

Yours doesn’t - get any cleaner - but other peoples’ may contain: 100 year old mud, 50 year old asbestos, & more recently dead possums, mice, rats, less favoured household cats as well as providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes etc. ☹️ Only partly joking here… Of course it could be better to improve the standard of theirs rather than just acknowledge the risk of those that don’t have much risk, but here we are… sorry… 😞

#publicHealth #rainwaterTanks #riskReduction

NationalEmergencyMgmtAssoc Jan 26

Better coordination. Better outcomes. The new ASFPM+NEMA Emergency Manager's Guide helps bridge the gap before and after disaster. 🌧️➡️🌤️ #RiskReduction #EM #Resilience https://zurl.co/HS3Hg #EmergencyManagement #FloodplainManagement #nemareadynation