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Afroz Ahmad Shah

joined in Jul 17, 2023

Professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Shah has 1 break published.

Poverty and unpreparedness make monsters out of ordinary hazards

Historical and contemporary data show that ordinary hazards turn into disasters in poor and less prepared nations. It is true of earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions etc. Examples include the more than 80,000 deaths resulting from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan in 2005, and... click to read more

Afroz Ahmad Shah | Professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam

climate change

sea level rise

disasters

Flood hazards

Reading time 4 min

published on Jul 17, 2023

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