41. Natural Disasters Article Learnenglish lists facts and relates stories about the following types of natural disastersand catastrophes avalanches, diseases, drought, earthquakes, environmental http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/magazine/natural_disasters.html

Natural disasters ON-LINE - NATURAL DISASTERS AND CATASTROPHES AND SOME RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS is a website which draws together a broad range of data covering a variety of subjects with a developing emphasis on the causes, consequences and costs of natural disasters and catastrophes. Here we link to an article, SOME NATURAL DISASTERS and/or CATASTROPHES, which lists facts and relates stories about the following types of natural disasters and catastrophes: avalanches, diseases, drought, earthquakes, environmental disasters, flooding, locusts, storms, volcanic activity and wild fires. Read the texts , and try to answers the following questions: What type of disaster: Claimed up to 500,000 lives in Bangladesh? Mostly affects Saharan Africa and the Middle East? Claimed as many as 5 million lives in the 1920s?

42. Drought + War = Disaster But natural disasters do not have to lead to famine. Where there is drought thereis not necessarily famine, Vidal told the Globe, But where there is http://www.overpopulation.com/articles/2001/000012.html

Home Archives Drought + War = Disaster Overpopulation.Com Guests Logon Account Signup Drought + War = Disaster By Brian Carnell Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Since 1995, the number of people living in areas that the World Food Program has designated as desperately in need of food aid has soared from only 4 million people five years ago to a near-record 60 million people today. What's been happening? The World Food Program blames the increase in near-famine conditions on a series of natural disasters, primarily floods and earthquakes. WFP director Catherine Bertine told the Boston GLobe, "There are so many countries affected. It's as if Mother Nature took a paint brush and painted a whole huge swath of the world with drought." To be sure, there has been a good deal of drought affection Africa and Asia. Part of the blame goes to the erratic weather patterns that are a result of the El Nino/La Nina event, and of course part of the answer is that since recorded time there have always been natural disasters. But natural disasters do not have to lead to famine. Jean Francois Vidal of Action Against Hunger puts the causation of hunger quite succinctly. "Where there is drought there is not necessarily famine," Vidal told the Globe, "But where there is drought and civil war, there is disaster."

43. ReliefWeb: Drought And Other Natural Disasters Hurting Central Americans, Says W drought and other natural disasters hurting Central Americans, says WFP. San José,Costa Rica The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said today that 8.6 http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/a55d60beff4f241a85256c4600548f02?OpenDocume

44. ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters And Complex Political Emergencies: Responding To Dr 2001 natural disasters and complex political emergencies respondingto drought in Afghanistan. This report by Alexander Matheou http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/bb94df5af0ef1767c1256ad300572f45?OpenDocume

45. Publications On Natural Disasters Disaster Infromation Any Disaster. natural disasters. General; Storms; Tornado;Winter Storms; Flood; drought/Heat; Wildfire; Earthquake. Homeland Security. Chemical. http://cfaes.osu.edu/facultystaff/healthsafety/PublicationsonNaturalDisasters.ht

Disaster Homepage Disaster Infromation: Any Disaster Natural Disasters General Storms Tornado Winter Storms ... Disaster Plans Disaster Information Natural Disasters Home Disaster Resources Disaster Information General Understanding Environmental Risk , OSU Extension, CDFS-195-96 Understanding Environmental Risk Part II: Terminology , OSU Extension, CDFS-196-97  The UW-Extension Disaster Handbook for Extension Agents , Includes chapters on flood,fires,drought,tornado,winter storms, community and family issues Severe Weather Safety Awareness , OEMA Emergency Conservation Program Factsheet , Farm Service Agency Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Factsheet , Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program , Farm Service Agency Links Back to top Storms Safety Tips From Storms , OEMA News Release Weather Radios Save Lives OEMA News Release Thunderstorms, Tornados and Lightning: Nature's Most Violent Storms

46. Nature News wfp natural disasters. wildlife globe. world farming. World Volcano. Climate Change,disasters. more. Soccer Boca Juniors aim to end drought in quarters 651PM. http://www.naturenews.com/

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47. Natural Disasters per year on average) than all other natural or technological disasters put together leastonce by earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought between 1980 http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/offonce/pid/308

Australian Aid Environment Food security Governance ... Natural disasters Natural disaster management Facts Background Australia's response The global agenda Facts The second Wednesday in October is International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction which focuses on the urgent need for prevention activities to reduce loss of life, damage to property, infrastructure and environment, and the social and economic disruption caused by natural disasters. In 2002 there were more disasters reported than in any of the preceding ten years. Fortunately, 2002's disasters appeared less deadly than before, 24,500 people were reported killed, compared to the decade's average of 62,000 per year, but 608 million people were affected, three times the annual average from 1992-2001. Disasters affect the world's poorest the hardest. Of the 24,500 people killed in 2002, just 6% lived in countries of high human development. Weather-related disasters rose, from an annual average of 200 between 1993-1997, to 331 per year between 1998-2002.

48. Natural Disaster There are a number natural disasters that may affect a society drought, floods,tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis (giant sea waves), and volcanoes. http://www.tulane.edu/~panda2/FS/Coping strategy/disasters/natural.htm

FS Home Coping Strategies: Natural Disasters Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Coping Strategies Section 3: Computing Section 4: Analysis Ex. (HLS Bangladesh Section 5: Analysis Ex. (HLS Kenya) Stages 1-4 Seasonality Armed Conflict Natural Disasters Drought Food Aid Famine Natural disasters can be sudden, severe, unexpected events that cause a serious threat to food security, as well as other aspects a household's livelihood. Natural disasters can also be minor incidents that make a household more vulnerable to food insecurity (as with repeated poor rainy seasons). As like situations with armed conflict, natural disaster may affect household food security by disrupting many of the agricultural, employment, and food distribution systems, as well as roads and markets. The effect a disaster has on a particular country or region depends greatly on the vulnerability and preparedness of the area (the less vulnerable, and more prepared the greater the ability to rehabilitate and prevent severe food insecurity). Some sort of an assessment of vulnerability would assist in understanding what aspects of a given society would be more resilient to particular disasters. There are a number natural disasters that may affect a society: drought, floods, tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis (giant sea waves), and volcanoes. All of these can potentially disrupt livelihoods, and food security.

49. Vocabulary Cards: Natural Disasters And The Weather avalanche, lightning. mudslide, fog. natural disaster, temperature. famine,tsunami. drought, storm. earthquake, hurricane. aftershock, tornado. blizzard,flood. http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/skills/vocabdisasters.htm

Karin's ESL PartyLand Reproducible for Classroom Use Vocabulary Cards: Natural Disasters and the Weather Activity: Vocabulary Review (Circumlocutions Game) Skills: Speaking, Listening Level: Intermediate-advanced Class Time: 30 minutes Preparation: However long it takes you to print this page, copy onto cardstock, and cut up. Directions: Divide the class into small groups. (If you have fewer than ten students, you could play togetherjust pair students and have each pair be a team.) Give each group a set of vocabulary cards. Instruct students to place the cards face down in the center of the group. Play begins by one student choosing a card and providing an oral definition. No gesturing or spelling is allowed. The person who answers with the word on the card gets to keep the card. Play continues clockwise. If a student does not know a vocabulary word, the card is returned to the middle of the deck and the student forfeits his/her turn. Play continues until all of the cards have been defined. The winner is the person with the most cards. Variation: Use the cards and the board to play team Pictionary or check out Ideas for Vocabulary Cards for more suggestions.

50. OIC RESOLUTIONS which have extended and continue to extend technical and financial assistance aswell as food aid to Member States stricken by drought and natural disasters;. http://www.oic-un.org/25eco/res8_25-e.htm

RESOLUTION NO. 8/25-E ON ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER STATES STRICKEN BY DROUGHT AND NATURAL CALAMITIES Recalling Resolution No. 8/8-E (IS) adopted by the Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference; Recalling also Resolution No. 8/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers; Noting with concern the grave situation caused by natural disasters, drought and desertification, and the ensuing damaging effects on economic and social conditions specially in the sectors of agriculture and food, economic and social infrastructures as well as public services and utilities; Noting with satisfaction the efforts made by some Member States and the Islamic Development Bank which have extended and continue to extend technical and financial assistance as well as food aid to Member States stricken by drought and natural disasters; Fully aware that afflicted Member States, belonging as they do to the category of the Least-Developed, cannot by themselves, bear the growing burden of anti-drought and anti-desertification campaign and the implementation of major related projects; Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twenty-first Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;

51. Natural Disasters natural disasters. Definition Calamity caused by nature resulting in loss of lifeor destruction of property. http//www.un.org/popin/. drought A drought is a http://hsmedia.nksd.net/project_links/natural_disasters/Drought & Dust Storms.ht

Natural Disasters Definition: Calamity caused by nature resulting in loss of life or destruction of property. http://www.un.org/popin/ Tsunami Hurricane Flood ... Multiple Disasters Drought: A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather which persists long enough to produce a serious hydrologic imbalance (for example crop damage, water supply shortage, etc.) The severity of the drought depends upon the degree of moisture deficiency, the duration and the size of the affected area. http://205.156.54.206/om/drought.htm Informative Sites: http://205.156.54.206/om/drought.htm http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/drought.html http://www.fsa.usda.gov/drought/links.htm http://www.unisdr.org/ndr/drought.htm#t1

52. Natural Disasters Our exhibit is on natural disasters. A drought is a condition that results when theaverage rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount for a http://www.nides.bc.ca/Assignments/Rocks/Disasters.htm

Welcome to our virtual exhibit. Our exhibit is on Natural Disasters. Earthquakes An earthquake is a shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the earth's surface. The energy released in a large earthquake may equal that of about 200 million short tons of TNT. The strength of an earthquake is measured on a Richter scale. The cause of an earthquake depends on the movement of the plates located underneath the earth's surface. Predictions of an earthqaake is not yet possible. Hurricanes The name hurricane comes from the mighty storm god Hurikan. In the eastern hemisphere the same storm as the hurricane is called a typhoon. One day of a hurricane releases more energy than the total amount of electricity the United States uses in a year. People are still amazed by a hurricane's size and power even though they have been around for over 500 years now. Thunder and Lightning Lightning, a flash of light in the sky, is caused by an electric current. Currents can flow through one or more clouds and the earth. There are different kinds of lightning. There is one kind that is called a forked, zigzag, or chain lightning. This kind flows in a winding path. The next type is the sheet lightning. It has no particular form. Another kind is the heat lightning. Thunder does not usually accompany the heat lightning. The final type is the ball type. Ball lightning is the least understandable of all the kinds of lightning. Some meteorologists do not think this form exists. Droughts A drought is a condition that results when the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount for a long period of time. The temperature usually rises because of droughts. Crops are damaged. Forest fires start easier during a drought. The soil of a drought area becomes dry and crumbles. Droughts are dangerous to nature.

53. Remote Sensing And Geographical Information System For Natural Disaster Manageme natural disasters are inevitable, and Indian subcontinent is prone to all type ofnatural Disaster either it is flood, drought, cyclone earthquakes or forest http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/natural_hazards/overview/nho0011.htm

Home Site Map Subscribe Newsletters Search The Site ... Overview Overview Earthquake Drought Fire Volcano ... Printer Friendly Format Page 1 of 2 Next Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System for natural disaster management Samir Kumar Banger DP Engineer, HOPE Technologies Limited 1 Navjeevan Vihar, New Delhi- 110017, India kbsamir@yahoo.com Abstract Natural disasters are inevitable and it is almost impossible to fully recoup the damage caused by the disasters. But it is possible to minimise the potential risk by developing disaster early warning strategies, prepare and implement developmental plans to provide resilience to such disasters and to help in rehabilitation and post disaster reduction. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation and management of disasters. This paper describe the role of remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) in evolving a suitable strategy for disaster management and occupational framework for their monitoring, assessment and mitigation, identifies gap areas and recommends appropriate strategies for disaster management using these technologies. Introduction Remote Sensing and GIS in Disaster Management Mitigation of natural disaster management can be successful only when detailed knowledge is obtained about the expected frequency, character, and magnitude of hazard events in an area. Although, natural disaster have shown in the last decades a drastic increase in magnitude and frequency, it can as be observed that there is a dramatic increase in technical capabilities to mitigate them.

54. Information Technology And Natural Disaster Management In India all the natural disasters that country faces, river floods are the most frequentand often devastating. The shortfall in the rainfall cause droughts or drought http://www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/2000/ts8/hami0001.shtml

Home Site Map Subscribe Newsletters Search The Site ... ACRS Sessions Water Resources Coastal Zone Monitoring Digital Photogrammetry Environment ... AirSAR/MASTER Poster Sessions Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 ACRS 2000 Hazard Mitigation Printer Friendly Format Page 1 of 3 Next Information Technology and Natural Disaster Management in India Dr. Alok Gupta Research Associate National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM) Indian Institute of Public Administration I.P. Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi-110002 ( INDIA) Tel.: 91-11-3317309, 3716509, FAX: 91-11- 3358629, 3319954, E-mail: alokncdm@usa.net Keywords GIS, Remote Sensing, Warning and Forecasting, Financial and Administrative Arrangements. Abstract 1. Introduction It is a well known fact that natural disasters strikes countries, both developed and developing, causing enormous destruction and creating human sufferings and producing negative impacts on national economies. Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe, different types of natural disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, volcanoes, etc. strikes according to the vulnerability of the area. India is considered as the world's most disaster prone country. It has witnessed devastating natural disasters in recent past like droughts, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, etc. 2. Natural Disasters in India

55. SOE 2002 - Climate And Natural Disasters Index, Preface, Climate and natural disasters. State. According to the statisticson the area of crops hit by disasters nationwide, drought and flood http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2002/disaster.htm

Report On the State of the Environment In China Index Preface Climate and Natural Disasters State Basic Climate Situation In 2002, the temperature in most parts of the country was higher than that in normal years. The precipitation was above or on the par of that in normal years. Different types of meteorological disasters and abnormal climate occurred during the year. According to the statistics on the area of crops hit by disasters nationwide, drought and flood were still main climatic disasters with the stricken area exceeding three fourth of the total area hit by disasters. The loss caused by climatic disasters was moderate to serious this year. Distribution of Precipitation In 2002, the precipitation was larger than that in normal years. The annual precipitation in the nation had unbalanced space-time allocation and was 33.1 mm higher than that in normal years. Different degrees of drought occurred in Yellow River and Huai River Basin, northern part, northeast, northwest, and southern part of China. Certain degree of flood also occurred in some areas of southeast, south, southwest and north- west part of China Distribution of Precipitation in the Country in 2002 Temperature Allocation In 2002, the temperature in most parts of China was higher than that in normal years. In winter ( from December 2002 to February, 2002 ), average temperature nationwide was 2°C higher than that in normal years. This winter was considered as the second warmest in the past 50 years. In spring ( from March to May), the temperature in most parts of China was higher by 1-2°C compared with that in normal years. In Summer (from June to August), the average temperature in most parts of China was normal or a little bit higher. The temperature in north-west and north part of China was higher by 1-2°C. In Autumn (from September to November), the temperature in most parts of China was almost the same as that in normal years.

56. Drought III. drought Prediction and Causes. A. Variables. IV. Impacts. A. Economic B.Environmental C. Social D. Comparing drought to other natural disasters. http://hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/drought.html

Drought: the silent disaster Photos courtesy of Time magazine I. Definition of Drought. A. Specific Types 1. Meteorological 2. Hydrological 3. Agricultural 4. Socioeconomic II. Drought Indices. A. Percent of Normal B. Deciles C. Palmer Drought Severity Index D. Standardized Precipitation Index E. Crop Moisture Index F. Surface Water Supply Index G. National Rainfall Index H. Dependable Rains III. Drought Prediction and Causes. A. Variables IV. Impacts. A. Economic B. Environmental C. Social D. Comparing Drought to other Natural Disasters. V. Historic Droughts Around the World A. The America Dust Bowl of the 1930's. B. The Texas Drought of 1998. C. Current Drought Conditions in the United States. D. Drought in Southeast Asia. VI. Interesting Links A. National Drought Mitigation Center. B. NOAA's Climate Extremes. C. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. D. Natural Hazards Center. E. Natural Disaster Reference Database. TOPICS President Clinton signed the National Drought Policy Act on July 16, 1998, and on January 12, 1999, Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman announced the formation of the National Drought Policy Commission (NDPC). email link disabled.

57. How "natural" Are Natural Disasters? as a result of greenhouse gasesis causing the dry drought conditions that helpscreate, or at the very least, exacerbate, the natural disasters we face. http://www.socialistworker.org/2002-2/413/413_09_Disasters.shtml

THE MEANING OF MARXISM How "natural" are natural disasters? WE MARXISTS are sometimes rebuked for blaming everything on capitalism. Yet often, if a chain of events is traced back carefully, capitalism is to blameas in the case of an accident caused by an overworked trucker, for example. But surely there are terrible natural events that have nothing to do with capitalism. Certainly, if a giant meteor strikes the earth, no one in their right mind would blame it on capitalism. Nevertheless, there are ways in which capitalism shapes the impact of naturally occurring events. Take, for example, the wildfires that are raging in the Western states and that already have exceeded the total acreage affected by fires last year. But while some of these fires may have begun as a result of the negligence of individuals, experts were already predicting a severe wildfire season90-95 percent of which, by the way, are started by lightning. The five-year wildfire average from 1996-2000 is the highest in 40 years, and this year’s June "level 5" fire risk is the highest for this early in the fire season. The cause of global warming? The unplanned nature of industrial capitalism, which, in the blind pursuit of profit, fails to take into account the unintended effects of the chemicals, gases and waste it produces.

58. 'Drought' Description the disasters in Nature series) How can planting trees help prevent drought? in Nature,a new series that examines the causes and effects of natural disasters. http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/products/title.asp?id=157572426X

59. The International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction by natural disasters such as earthquakes, windstorms, tsunamis, floods, landslides,volcanic eruptions, wildfires, grasshopper and locust infestation, drought http://www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/activities/misc_papers/DEVRISK/EADES.HTM

The international decade for natural disaster reduction by Tony Eades Origins In the late 1980s, there was increasing international concern about the growing vulnerability of people and property to natural hazards. As a result of this concern, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution in 1989 designating the last decade of the twentieth century as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). The resolution stated: The objective of the IDNDR is to reduce through concerted international action, especially in developing countries, the loss of life, property damage and social and economic disruption caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, windstorms, tsunamis, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, grasshopper and locust infestation, drought and desertification and other calamities of natural origin. The General Assembly called on all governments to take appropriate measures and actions during the Decade, and in particular to: 1) formulate national disaster mitigation programmes 2) take part in concerted international action to reduce the effects of natural disasters 3) establish, where appropriate, national IDNDR committees (in co-operation with the relevant scientific and technological communities)

60. Victims Of Natural Disaster And The Right To Humanitarian Assistance: A Practiti floods in China and drought in Africa can legitimately be called catastrophic naturalphenomena, it is a moot point whether or not the disasters they cause are http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList78/C3D93BCA051EEE2AC1256B66005C6

About the ICRC ICRC activities The ICRC worldwide Focus ... 1998 - No. 325 International Review of the Red Cross no 325, p.611-617 by Peter Walker Victims of natural disaster and the right to humanitarian assistance: a practitioner’s view Peter Walker is Director, Disaster Policy, at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva. A number of authors, notably Hardcastle and Chua writing in this issue of the Review [1], have recently argued the case for either the existence of an international legal right to humanitarian assistance or the need to speedily establish such a right. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is one of the world’s largest providers of humanitarian aid to the victims of natural disasters, both through the local work of the member Societies themselves and through the Federation’s international support for that work. For the Federation, discussions about the need for and/or legality of an international right to assistance prompt reflection on a number of fundamental issues that lie at the heart of the way in which humanitarian assistance, apart from that provided in the maelstrom of the battlefield, is currently delivered. What is a natural disaster?

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