WHO collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir‚ Femke Vos‚ Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir Femke Vos Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre (UNISDR) Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Université catholique de Louvain – Brussels‚ Belgium Acknowledgements The data upon which this report
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Is the Maldives disappearing from the earth? It is definitely not a sensation but such disappearances are happening to many island nations around the world. The main cause of these disappearances is “global warming” which is defined as “an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate”1. Controversial debates on causes of global warming are on-going. According to the research conducted by Derek Markham‚ a famous analyst on climate change‚ the
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warming on various lifeforms on the planet are attributed to climate change triggered by incessantly increasing global near-surface temperatures. The most prominent global warming effects on weather include extreme weather conditions - such as frequent droughts‚ heat waves‚ devastating hurricanes etc.‚ all of which in turn affect various lifeforms on the planet. Given below are the details of global warming effects on planet Earth - with special emphasis on its effects on plants. animals and humans.
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temperatures and increasing sea levels over the century. Greenhouse gases are rising much more rapidly than expected and as a result the world is warming up as well. In the future‚ global warming will cause horrible effects such as heat waves‚ droughts‚ floods and storms. Due to these events some of the world’s poorest countries will suffer terribly by disrupting food production‚ important major animal species‚ and many habitats and ecosystems will be destroyed. Even with all of this research‚ the
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Australia has been minimal compared to that in other countries because: * Australia is a stable continent * Australian homes are well constructed * Australia is not a densely populated nation. 5 * Floods Few parts of Australia are immune from flooding (see pg.46). Areas where floods most commonly occur in Australia include northern Australia (associated with monsoonal depressions in summer)‚ coastal areas of eastern Australia (associated with low pressure systems and fronts). Flooding
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nutrients. (ii) Harm to fisheries: As the soil is eroded‚ it accelerates siltation in dams‚ rivers‚ and the coastal zone. The increased sedimentation harms downstream fisheries. (iii) More floods and droughts: Because of deforestation‚ there is no regulation of the flow into rivers. As result‚ floods and droughts alternate in the affected areas. (iv) Habitat loss of wildlife: Butterflies‚ migratory birds‚ wild animals suffer due to the loss of their habitat. (v) Extinction of some species:
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Thus‚ drought effects are one of the major concerns being addressed by researchers in this region. climate modellers have predicted a large increase in temperature for this region‚ which could lead to even drier conditions and enormous stresses on vegetation in the western Canadian boreal forest. This type of impact was observed following the 1988 drought it experiences‚ when there was a die-back of aspen over extensive areas of the aspen parkland in Western Canada. Associated with this drought was
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Natural Disasters We have all seen the awful effects of a flood or an earthquake - if we’re lucky only on the news. About 75 percent of the world’s population live in areas affected at least once by earthquake‚ tropical cyclone‚ flood or drought between 1980 and 2000 (Reducing Disaster Risk UNDP report‚ 2005). What causes natural disasters? First we need to get a bit technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital
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climate change because it causes problems with weather‚ bodies of water‚ and health. Firstly‚ because of climate change there has and will be more frequent and longer lasting extreme weather conditions like floods‚ heat waves‚ droughts and wildfires. Some areas will become drier causing droughts‚ and causing forests
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the proposed recording procedure. I) ONSET DATE: This establishes the date when the disaster situation occurred. This date is well defined for all sudden-impact disasters. For disaster situations which develop gradually overtime (for example‚ drought)
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