MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan and Abuturab Khan 12. October 2008 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11052/ MPRA Paper No. 11052‚ posted 12. October 2008 23:59 UTC Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan Professor‚ Department of Development Studies COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Abbottabad and Institute of Development Studies NWFP Agricultural University‚ Peshawar
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ABSTRACT India has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been recurrent phenomena. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000‚ an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about
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Philippines‚ tropical cyclones (typhoons) are called bagyo. Tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility are given a local name by the Philippine Atmospheric‚ Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)‚ which also raises public storm signal warnings as deemed necessary. Around 19 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a typical year and of these usually 6 to 9 make landfall. The deadliest overall tropical cyclone to impact the Philippines
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is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Natural disasters include: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ impact events‚ landslides‚ mudslides‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ tropical cyclones‚ typhoons‚ and volcanic eruptions. 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
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A typhoon is a region-specific term given to a type of tropical cyclone‚ usually occurring within the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean‚ west of the International Date Line. These same systems in other regions are referred to as either hurricanes‚ or more generally‚ tropical cyclones. The center of a cyclone is referred to as the eye. The eye is a circular area of calm‚ fair weather. On average‚ a tropical cyclone eye is about 30 miles across. Surrounding the eye are eyewalls which are
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and Benjamin Wisner. At Risk: Natural Hazards‚ People ’s Vulnerability‚ and Disasters 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge‚ 2004. Print. Cooper‚ Patrick. "Latest Hurricane Katrina Developments". USA Today. Gannet Co. Inc.‚ 2008. Web. 27 February 2010 "Cyclone Nargis" “Fast Facts: Haiti Earthquake.” FOX News. FOX News Networks‚ LLC.‚ 2010. Web. 27 February 2010. Pelling‚ Mark. Vulneraility of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience. Sterling: Earthscan Pulications‚ 2003. Print. Sheridan‚ Mary. “Haiti
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century in order are the China Floods in 1931‚ the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976‚ the Bhola Cyclone in 1970‚ the Haiyuan earthquake in 1920‚ the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004‚ the Haiti Earthquake in 2010‚ the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923‚ the Cyclone Nargis in 2008‚ the Bangladesh cyclone in 1991 and the Ashgabat Earthquake in 1948. A tornado (often referred to as a twister or‚ erroneously‚ a cyclone) is a type of natural disaster that is very messy and nasty. It is a violent‚ dangerous
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surge is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low pressure weather systems (such as tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones)‚ the severity of which is affected by the shallowness and orientation of the water body relative to storm path‚ and the timing of tides. Most casualties during tropical cyclones occur as the result of storm surges The two main meteorological factors contributing to a storm surge are a long fetch of winds spiraling inward
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Session M1.1: Disaster Risk Management Terms and Concepts Note: For further detail definitions and concepts clarity‚ please visit United Nation International Strategy (UNISDR) website http://www.unisdr.org/eng/terminology/terminology-2009-eng.html Crisis A crisis is any event that is‚ or is expected to lead to‚ an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual‚ group‚ community‚ or whole society. Management often requires decisions to be made within a short timeframe & often an event
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