rainfall‚ higher/lower temperatures‚ or in the distribution of events around the average‚ in other words‚ extreme weather events such as floods or droughts. Generally‚ the term is used for any change in climate over time‚ regardless of cause. Detrimental effects of climate change can be felt in the short-term through natural hazards‚ such as landslides‚ floods and hurricanes; and in the long-term‚ through more gradual degradation of the environment. The adverse effects of these events are already
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Living in an extreme world There is compelling evidence to show that many weather-related disasters are not chance occurrences but are a result of human activities that have altered our atmosphere The recent flood-related disaster in Uttarakhand was labelled a Himalayan tsunami‚ recalling the deaths‚ damage‚ and destruction that followed the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 2004. Yet‚ this is a misleading metaphor‚ because there is little evidence that real tsunamis are linked to
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storms‚ earthquakes‚ droughts‚ floods‚ cyclones and bush fires. Everyday around the world natural disasters take place and they shape the environment in which we live. Many countries have other natural disasters that strike them like tsunamis‚ tornadoes‚ volcanoes and many more. Droughts Droughts are periods of time in which a region does not receive any precipitation and it is usually critically damaging to crops. (drought‚ n.d.) In Perth and many other parts of Australia‚ droughts are a way of life
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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
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* Risk: Risk is a measure of the expected losses due to a hazardous event . The level of risk depends on: * Nature of the Hazard * Vulnerability of the elements which are affected * Economic value of those elements * Vulnerability: * Predisposition of a community‚ structure‚ service‚ and/or geographic area to damage on account of their nature‚ construction and proximity to hazardous terrain or a disaster prone area” * Hazards: “Phenomena that pose a
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country .the goverment should take action toward those industries which use the natural resoures in wide range. ande give them punishment to them and save our planet from natural disaters. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ or landslide) that affects the environment‚ and leads to financial‚ environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster
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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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city buildings and homes‚ roads‚ ports and wastewater treatment plants). Some would be flooded or more vulnerable to storm damage. In flat terrain‚ the shoreline could move many miles inland. Other effects are also serious. In some places‚ floods and/or drought could become more frequent and more severe. Even seemingly less dramatic local changes in temperature‚ precipitation and soil moisture could severely impact many things important to human life and all life around us‚ including: 1. natural
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Natural disaster incidence has become a frequent phenomenon throughout the world that can affect anyone‚ anywhere‚ anytime. Every year more than 200 million people are affected by flood‚ drought‚ earthquake‚ wild fire‚ cyclones and other hazards. The trends in recent decades show an increase in number of natural hazards and an increase in the number of affected populations‚ since more and more people are becoming vulnerable to disaster of all type. The world disaster report reveals that from 1994
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