Natural-disaster mathematical aid systems aid in decision-making

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:14 in Mathematics & Economics

Mathematicians have developed a computer application that estimates the magnitude of natural disasters and helps NGOs in the decision making process. The researchers have also presented an on-site humanitarian aid distribution model. Both could have been applied in the case of the recent Haiti earthquake.

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