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  2. Amelioration - Wikipedia

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    Amelioration may refer to: . Amelioration patterns, a software design pattern; Amelioration Act 1798, a statute in the Leeward Islands regarding the treatment of slaves; Rapid climatic amelioration, in geology, a major change from glacial to interglacial stages, specifically regarding transitions in the oxygen isotope ratio cycle

  3. Disaster risk reduction - Wikipedia

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    Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is defined by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as those actions which aim to "prevent new and reducing existing disaster risk and managing residual risk, all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainable development".

  4. Effects of climate change - Wikipedia

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    Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...

  5. UI Fortifies Substations To Mitigate Flooding - AOL

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    UI Fortifies Substations To Mitigate Flooding As storm season gets under way, company works to minimize storm threat ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the anniversaries approach for Tropical ...

  6. Environmental mitigation - Wikipedia

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    Environmental mitigation refers to the process by which measures to avoid, minimise, or compensate for adverse impacts on the environment are applied. [1] In the context of planning processes like Environmental Impact Assessments, this process is often guided by applying conceptual frameworks like the "mitigation hierarchy" or "mitigation sequence". [2]

  7. Migrating snow geese drive avian flu outbreak in Pennsylvania

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    (The Center Square) – Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game ...

  8. Mitigation - Wikipedia

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    Mitigation planning identifies policies and actions that can be taken over the long term to reduce risk, and in the event of a disaster occurring, minimize loss. Such policies and actions are based on a risk assessment , using the identified hazards , vulnerabilities and probabilities of occurrence and estimates of impact to calculate risks ...

  9. Christina Haack's Dream Team for 'The Flip Off' Is Revealed - AOL

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    After months of speculating that right-hand man James Bender or even ex-husband Ant Anstead would join, The Flip Off premiere revealed that Haack has a team rallying behind her. Here's what we know.