Global Earthquake Mortality Risks and Distribution

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Mortality Risks and Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-mortality-risks-distribution
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

Description:

Abstract:
Global Earthquake Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid of global earthquake mortality risks. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) data provides a baseline estimate of population per grid cell from which to estimate potential mortality risks due to earthquake hazard. Mortality loss estimates per hazard event are calculated using regional, hazard-specific mortality records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) that span the 20 years between 1981 and 2000. Data regarding the distribution of earthquake hazard are obtained from the Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution-peak ground acceleration data set. In order to more accurately reflect the confidence associated with the data and procedures, the potential mortality estimate range is classified into deciles, 10 classes of increasing risk with an approximately equal number of grid cells per class, producing a relative estimate of earthquake-based mortality risks. This data set is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To provide a means of assessing global earthquake mortality risks and distribution.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2000

Currentness Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 85.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -58.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Earthquakes
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Disaster Modeling

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Occurrences
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Predictions
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Tectonics > Lithospheric Plate Motion
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Tectonics > Strain
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Tectonics > Stress

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Earthquake Hazard
Theme Keyword: Earthquake Mortality Risks
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Hotspots
Theme Keyword: Mortality Risks

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Geoscientific Information
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Society

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Population

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Hazards

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Hazard Vulnerability

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Continent
Theme Keyword: Global

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Disasters
Theme Keyword: Distribution
Theme Keyword: Earthquakes
Theme Keyword: Geological Hazards
Theme Keyword: Hot Spots (Geology)
Theme Keyword: Mortality

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Global
Place Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Region > Polar

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank hold the copyright of this data set. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank. Users should acknowledge CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts.
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Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-total-economic-loss-risk-deciles
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-distribution-peak-ground-acceleration
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Hazard Frequency and Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-frequency-distribution
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-proportional-economic-loss-risk-deciles
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

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Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-distribution-peak-ground-acceleration
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Series Information:

Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank

Source Contribution: Provided global data on earthquake distribution.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Title: CIA-The World Factbook
Online Linkage: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2000

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided global source of place names.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Title: World Development Indicators
Online Linkage: http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2000

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2000

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided national, global estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Publication Date: 1997
Title: Vector Map Level 0 [VMAP(0)]/Digital Chart of the World
Edition: Version 3
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: model
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Other Citation Details: Formerly the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).
Online Linkage: http://www.nga.mil

Source Time Period of Content:

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided global source for major roads and railroads.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA); Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Title: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Brussels, Belgium
Publisher: Université Catholique de Louvain

Online Linkage: www.em-dat.net

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1981
Ending Date: 2000

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided historical, regional, hazard-specific mortality and economic loss rates.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Sachs, J., J. McArthur, A. Mellinger, and P. Yared
Publication Date: 2003
Title: Subnational GDP Variation in a Cross-Section of Countries

Source Time Period of Content:

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided methodology for spatially reallocating national estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) subnationally.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
Title: Global Land Cover Characterization
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Online Linkage: http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/glcc/glcc.asp

Source Contribution: Provided global land cover data.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia Univeristy; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Resources Institute (WRI)
Publication Date: 2000
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 (GPWv2), Ancillary Data
Edition: Version 2.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw-v2/

Source Time Period of Content:

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided year 2000 country boundaries.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO), and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Publication Date: 200512
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid
Edition: 3.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-count

Source Time Period of Content:

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Contribution: Provided year 2000 gridded population estimates.

Process Step:

Process Description:
The records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), collected over a 20 year period from 1981 to 2000, provide regional, hazard-specific mortality and economic loss rates. A crude estimation of the global earthquake hazard mortality is developed using the EM-DAT regional mortality rates, population distributions from Gridded Population of the World (GPW) Version 3.0(beta), and frequency/distribution data from Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution-peak ground acceleration. To better reflect the confidence associated with the result, mortality figures are classified into deciles, 10 classes of an approximately equal number of grid cells of increasing mortality (item Value). Building upon a methodology developed by Sachs et al. (2003), a gross domestic product (GDP) value (US$, 2000, purchase power parity adjusted (PPP)) is estimated for each grid cell. The process begins by determing the contribution of each subnational unit to national GDP using data of varied origin. The ratio of the subnational production to the national GDP is the contribution ratio. To ensure uniformity between countries, these contribution ratios are utilized with published World Bank estimates of GDP.
Once a standardized version of subnational GDP has been calculated, this value is further divided by the total population within the subnational unit. This subnational, per-person GDP value is multiplied by the grid cell population density to determine a GDP value for the grid cell. The GDP values presented in this dataset (item Gdpvalue) are not projections of impacted GDP, but rather the estimates of GDP that serve as a baseline for estimating hazard impacts. Furthermore, Gdpvalue is indicative of the GDP associated with each of the hazard risk deciles and not the individual grid cell.
Estimating the agricultural GDP (item Agvalue) follows a process similar to GDP. The amount of agricultural GDP is derived at the subnational unit using available data of various origin. Agricultural lands themselves are identified using a reinterpretation of USGS Global Land Cover Characterization data. At the level of the subnational-unit, an agricultural value per unit area is determined based upon the subnational agricultural productivity and the amount of agricultural lands within the subnational unit. This value is then multiplied by the amount of agricultural area within a grid cell to determine the agricultural GDP per grid cell. As with Gdpvalue, Agvalue is not an estimate of the agricultural GDP impacted by the hazard, but rather the estimated agricultural productivity that serves as a baseline. Agvalue is representative of the hazard decile class and not the indivual grid cell.
Areas of "No Data" are not necessarily without risk from hazards, but may rather be an artifact of a mask that excluded from analysis those areas with a population density less than 5 persons per square kilometer and without significant agriculture.

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:

Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 3432
Column Count: 8640
Vertical Count: 1

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude Resolution: 0.041700
Longitude Resolution: 0.041700
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid Name: WGS84
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: gdpgamrt

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Agvalue
Attribute Definition:
Sum of agricultural value (US$, 2000) within grid cells of a specific hazard decile ranking. AGVALUE is based upon the allocation of available national estimates of agricultural GDP to grid cells dependent upon the amount of agricultural land within grid cells. Agricultural land is identified using a reinterpretation of USGS Land Cover Characterization Data. As AGVALUE is representative of the entire hazard decile and NOT the actual grid cell, this value should only be used for inter-decile comparisons at the global scale. Agvalue is an estimate of agricultural GDP per hazard decile class without any type of hazard losses.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Areakm
Attribute Definition:
Sum of agricultural value (US$, 2000) within grid cells of a specific hazard decile ranking. AGVALUE is based upon the allocation of available national estimates of agricultural GDP to grid cells dependent upon the amount of agricultural land within grid cells. Agricultural land is identified using a reinterpretation of USGS Land Cover Characterization Data. As AGVALUE is representative of the entire hazard decile and NOT the actual grid cell, this value should only be used for inter-decile comparisons at the global scale. Agvalue is an estimate of agricultural GDP per hazard decile class without any type of hazard losses.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Count
Attribute Definition: Number of grid cells having given value attribute.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Gdpvalue
Attribute Definition:
Sum of purchasing power parity adjusted GDP (US$, 2000) within the hazard decile ranking. This value should not be used for purposes other than inter-decile comparisons at the global-scale. Gdpvalue is an estimate of the GDP per hazard decile class without any type of hazard losses.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ObjectID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Pop
Attribute Definition:
Sum of the year 2000 population within each of the hazard decile classes as determined using Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) data. As Pop is representative of the entire hazard decile class and not the individual grid cell, it should only be used for inter-decile comparisons at the global-scale. Pop is a measure of the unaffected population, not a potential mortality estimate.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Transkm
Attribute Definition: Total length (km) of major roads and railroads within grid cells of a specific hazard decile. Roads and railroads were identified using VMAP(0) data without being affected by any type of hazard.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Value
Attribute Definition: Decile ranking of grid cells (10 is highest, most hazardous).
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN

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Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_EQUAKE_MRD
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CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
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Network Resource Name: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-mortality-risks-distribution/data-download

Access Instructions: Data accessible via FTP.

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Network Resource Name: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-earthquake-mortality-risks-distribution/maps

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Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2005

Metadata Date: 2005/09/29
Metadata Review Date: 2013/06/20
Metadata Future Review Date: 2014/06/20
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
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