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The map also considers the vulnerability of structures, especially buildings, to define risk zones. Seismologists often say that it is not the earthquake that kills people, it is their home.
Approximately 80,000 Oregon homes and other buildings are in areas of high or extreme wildfire risk, according to a new map the Oregon Department of Forestry released Thursday.
Interactive map reveals Africa and the Middle East as extreme risk regions while there are some surprising low risk countries to add to your travel bucket list.
A new set of rules will guide a statewide process of identifying high fire risk areas and mapping the level of risk on every tax lot in Oregon.
As the major indices continue to bounce around near all-time highs, many investors are beginning to talk again about risk and the impact that a sharp market drop could have on their portfolios ...
This color-coded earthquake risk map can help you determine your chances of feeling seismic activity in your area.
Risk Card standards help protect banks from diverse, but convergent, categories of risk from financial crime to wildlife trafficking. Featured Image for Quantifind Featured Image for Quantifind ...
Wealth Column: How should you define risk? Risk by its nature deals with four unknowns that need to be managed in the planning process.
Severe Weather What criteria define the risk categories for potential severe storms Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson explains the severe thunderstorm risk tiers issued by the Storm Prediction Center.
In sum, these projections show one clear economic risk — stagflation — where economic growth stalls out and inflation remains well above the Fed's 2% target.
The current maps show the probability of wildfire in a given area by assessing vegetation, fire history and topography, since steeper slopes have higher fire risk. The hazard is ranked in three ...
Accordingly, how should this investor define risk? Are they investing more money than their monthly expenses permit and thereby finding themselves going into high-interest debt to fund their ...