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Tehran Dust Storm Early Warning System: Corrective Measures
On June 2, 2014 a sandstorm hit Tehran, the capital city of Iran which killed 5 and injured 44 people. The early warning system did not operate properly and the alarm was not transferred to at risk population and the related organizations in time and in a right manner. Additionally, people who were...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25774324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/currents.dis.14f3c645eb2e2003a44c6efd22c23f5e |
| Sumario: | On June 2, 2014 a sandstorm hit Tehran, the capital city of Iran which killed 5 and injured 44 people. The early warning system did not operate properly and the alarm was not transferred to at risk population and the related organizations in time and in a right manner. Additionally, people who were exposed to the winds didn't know the appropriate safety measures. Focusing much more on establishing EWS to alert the risk prone population timely and public education for taking safety measures when exposed to the disastrous situation is recommended. |
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