Tsunamis are series of ocean waves caused by underwater seismic activity or volcanic activity. Several countries all around the world are being affected by this type of natural disaster and even though usually small tsunamis do not cause much damage‚ the giant waves are a threat. A tsunami while reaching the shore full of people. http://www.positivestart.org/images/china_2002_wave_350.jpgThe tsunami from December 2004 was generated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and its waves devastated the Indian
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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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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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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE‚ DISASTER PREPEAREDNESS & DISESTER MITIGATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR Introduction The attacks of September 11th 2001‚ followed shortly by the anthrax dissemination incident in Florida‚ the National Capital Region‚ and the New York metropolitan area (often referred to as Amerithrax)‚ confirmed that the world faces a true threat of intentional mass casualty incidents caused by terrorism. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a re-examination of the 1918 Spanish
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turned the southern state into one of the busiest tourist destinations in the country‚ simply cannot come to terms with the devastation in Uttarakhand. Amitabh Kant‚ who is credited with pioneering tourism marketing in India‚ believes the tragedy is because of a significant error of judgement of the state authorities. "Uttarakhand should not have taken the path of industrialisation for development and should have been developed as the best destination for sustainable tourism in the world. States must
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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A disaster can be natural‚ man-made or technological hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be defined as any events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people Here we are discussing about Man-made disaster. Man-made disasters are the
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imparting important ideas that can make this study possible. We would like to express our gratitude towards our parents for their financial support‚ cooperation and encouragement which help in completion of this project. We would like to express our special gratitude and thanks to the owner of the business which we are studying‚ the Merriene’s Fashion And Boutique for spending time with us and for allowing us to study their business and for giving some confidential information. My thanks and
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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT A Supplementary Textbook in Geography for Class XI on UNIT 11 : Natural Hazards and Disasters CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION PREET VIHAR‚ DELHI - 110092 FIRST EDITION 2006 © CBSE‚ DELHI Price: Published By: The Secretary‚ Central Board of Secondary Education‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚ Delhi-110092 Design‚ Layout and Illustration By: Chandu Press‚ D-97‚ Shakarpur‚ Delhi-110092 Printed By: Chandu Press‚ D-97‚ Shakarpur‚ Delhi-110092
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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