Title

UNESCO World Heritage Sites exposed to the flooding in Pakistan (August 2010)

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Abstract

This map overlays a NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite image of Pakistan on August 11, 2010 after two weeks of devastating flooding, and a layer on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Focus is on the archeological ruins of Moenjodaro, which was affected by the flooding.

Pubblication Date

Sept. 28, 2017, 2:33 p.m.

Keywords

Culture , Disaster , Flood

Category

Water-related disasters

Water-related disasters include floods, droughts, landslides, storms and waterborne disease outbreaks, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.

Regions

Asia , South Asia , Pakistan

Responsible

Chloe.Meyer

Group

Theme 6: Water education

DOI

10.29104/WINS.M.0054.2018

Maintenance Frequency

There Are No Plans To Update The Data

Restrictions

Unless otherwise specified, no restriction applies.

Edition

UNESCO-World Heritage Convention (2016). "World Heritage List" [online: page visited on 01/03/2017] & NASA Earth Observatory image (2010). Accessed on 11 March 2017.

Language

English

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