Natural risks

25/08/23

IRD training at Thammasat University and NSTDA on the use of computer modeling to better manage urba...

IRD researchers based in Vietnam provided training to Thammasat University and the NSTDA on the use of computer modeling to improve the management of urban evacuations during...

21/07/23

Precursory signal before large earthquakes

Movement along faults begins a few hours before large earthquakes. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by researchers from the French National Research Institute for...

15/05/23

Socio-economic development on the West African coast is a key factor for increasing flood risks

Anthropogenic factors on the West African coast are contributing more than global climate change to the rapid increase in vulnerability and flood risks in the region. This was...

06/12/22 - 07/12/22

Environmental risks, subject of the science festival and of a new International Joint Laboratory

There are many environmental hazards in Indonesia: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, sea level rise, etc. These events occur frequently, impacting the...

11/05/22

Using gravitational signals for tsunami early warning with AI

IRD researchers publish a study on May 11, 2022 in the journal Nature showing that gravitational signals can be exploited to instantly estimate the magnitude of large earthquakes...