INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes
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Natural Disasters are presented to us in various forms. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ hurricanes‚ volcano eruptions and tornados have been the causes of many devastating events seen throughout history. Preparation is needed to increase the chances of overcoming the destruction of a natural disaster. but unfortunately‚ some disasters may occur without warning and often increase havoc in more ways than one. Effects on The Economy • Hurricanes and earthquakes can pose a threat to gas prices by damaging
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10‚000.) Rescue efforts have been hampered by incessant rains and the tough mountain terrain. Even as television channels beamed horrific visuals of the calamity‚ the debate on whether the industrialisation of the hill state had contributed to the disaster turned into a face-off between environmentalists and the chief minister Vijay Bahuguna‚ who claimed the tragedy was a natural calamity. "This is a very childish argument that cloudbursts‚ earthquakes and tsunamis are because of human factors. In
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In the case of disaster management‚ this is a very wide open field. A student should learn causes of disasters and figure out ways to reduce the risk of an catastrophe from happening in the first place. Here is what wikipedia has to say about disaster management: Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. In general
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decimated by disasters and whose citizenry is regularly traumatised cannot be mobilised for any meaningful development. Most times‚ disasters occur with such regularity that huge human and material resources‚ which could have otherwise been used in national development‚ are lost annually to address disasters and for the rehabilitation of their victims. The magnitude of the pain or losses usually determines whether the occurrence is a minor accident or a disaster.1 A disaster is an event
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affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought‚ flood‚ and cyclone‚ the environment such as pollution‚ deforestation‚ desertification‚ pest infestation or combinations of these‚ or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People’s homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty‚ population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people are vulnerable to natural disasters. In Australia‚ natural
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Introduction A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without
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Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides
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Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
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