But if the unkempt office plant in the corner is left untended it can soon turn into a health hazard.

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The workshop aims to provide attendees from Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and China with some of the modern tools and techniques needed to estimate seismic hazard, and to turn these into estimates of seismic risk.

UNESCO: ICTP seismology workshop in Nepal focuses on Himalayan hazards | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The new body monitors could, if a driving hazard appeared imminent, trigger the car's safety systems to tap the brakes, turn off a radio, block a cellphone from ringing or take other actions.

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