21. Church World Service Emergency Response Program: Training And Resources:Hazards resulting from natural and humanmade hazards has Some disasters are now of limitedinterest to and climatic hazards) earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tropical http://www.cwserp.org/training/CWSEMT/HDmoduled.php

Natural Hazards In the previous Modules, the discussion about disasters and emergencies resulting from natural and human-made hazards has been developed in general terms. However, each hazard has its own characteristics. To understand the significance and implications of a particular type of disaster we must have a basic understanding about the nature, causes and effects of each hazard type. The list of hazard types is very long. Many occur infrequently or impact a very small population. Other hazards, such as severe snowstorms, often occur in areas that are prepared to deal with them. However, from the perspective of a disaster victim, it is not particularly useful to distinguish between minor and major disasters. Some disasters are now of limited interest to the international community. These include avalanches, fog, frost, hail, lightning, snowstorms, and tornadoes. The international interest is less for these hazards because their impacts affect relatively few people and the countries in which they normally occur have sufficient resources and systems in place to respond without external assistance. There are several hazard types for which there is widespread concern. They can be categorized as follows:

22. SBIR 2002 Phase I: TOPIC E4 Applying Earth Science Measurements such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, as well as tsunamis, river flooding,plain/coastal flooding, ocean blooms and humanmade disasters such as http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/sbirsttr2002/solicitation/sbir/topic17.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Business Innovation Research 2002 Program Solicitations TOPIC E4 Applying Earth Science Measurements back to Solicitation back to Chapter 9.1.3 back to Chapter 9.1 back to Chapter 9 ... back to table of contents Innovative Tools and Techniques Supporting the Practical Uses of Earth Science Observations Advanced Educational Processes and Tools Integration of Science and Decision-maker Requirements for Ecosystem Health E4.01 Special Event Imaging and Other Earth Observing Instruments Lead Center: SSC Participating Center(s): ARC, GSFC, KSC, MSFC This area seeks innovation in the application of Earth observation and geospatial technologies to urban modeling. Two aspects of urban modeling are of interest: 1) urban growth and its effect on local/regional environments; and 2) urban growth and its impact on the biophysical characteristics that influence human health. Innovation is needed that contributes to forecasts and strategies for the 'smart growth' of urban areas. Land protection, housing stock assessment, revitalization and in-fill development should be considered important characteristics of the urban landscape. Innovation is also sought that contributes to forecasts or assessments of urban air quality. Remote detection and monitoring concentrations of ground level ozone, SO

23. NHQ Volume 5 Issue 1 March, 1999 cyclones, hail storms, lightning, windstorms and tsunamis. After many disasters,the need for independent factors either climatic, geologic or human-made. http://www.es.mq.edu.au/nhrc/web/nhq/nhq5-1tables.htm

In this issue: The importance of a good Database Post-Disaster Risk Assessment A GIS-MCE approach to natural hazards risk assessment FIRM - Flood Inundation Risk Model Director: Professor Russell Blong NHRC is kindly sponsored by: Swiss Re QBE Insurance Benfield Greig Australia The Importance of a Good Database Most people are familiar with statistics such as "It was a one in one hundred year event". The reason that these claims are possible is because someone, somewhere, has managed to collect data about the range of events over a pe riod of time. In recent years, there has been a huge move towards collating such data into progressively more sophisticated databases. The Natural Hazards Research Centre has been responsible for the development of a large array of databases on a variety of natural hazards. Over the years, our databases have progressed from simple 'flat' databases (i.e. a spreadsheet) to more complicated 'relational' databases. Relational databases allow data to be broken down into several tables, which then have either a one-to-one or one-to-many relationship with each other. This means that more complex data can be entered, less repetition of data is necessary and it is easier to ask questions of the database. The NHRC is now moving towards integrating all our separate databases into one large Natural Hazards Database, which will be housed in Microsoft Access. We have thought a lot about the type of information which is relevant in a natural hazard database in terms of present uses and possible future uses, and the best way to structure this information in order to maximise data consistency as well as retaining sufficient information. Integrating so many separate databases, all of different vintages and developed for different purposes in a variety of software packages, is a challenge, but it will be worth it in the end.

24. Lect9 included in the category of catastrophes and disasters. a result of natural (not humanmade)widespread habitat could have resulted from large tsunamis if the http://ethomas.web.wesleyan.edu/ees104/lect9.htm

EES 104 History of Life on Earth Ellen Thomas RETURN TO SYLLABUS Disasters and Catastrophes: Mass extinctions Snowball Earth Meteorite Impact at the end of the Cretaceous Points to remember Definition of mass extinction What are possible causes of mass extinctions (terrestrial and extraterrestrial)? How can we find out whether an extraterrestrial event (e.g., impact of an asteroid) happened? When did the largest five mass extinctions occur? Did all mass extinctions have the same cause? If so, what was it? If not, what are the most commonly quoted possible causes of mass extinction? How do we find evidence for the causes of mass extinctions? Patterns of Mass Extinctions: In daily news reports, these words 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' are almost always used in relation to human life or property loss. Large earthquakes in uninhabited parts of the world (such as the recent large earth quake of magnitude 7.1 in the Arizona and California desert) are not commonly described as catastrophic, whereas much less violent earthquakes in densely populated areas are. This makes it difficult to coin a clear definition for use of these words for periods in Earth history when which we do not have a human yardstick. A ' mass extinction ' would probably be included in the category of catastrophes and disasters. But how to define 'mass-extinction'? A

25. Mass Extinctions Note that our normal disasters (hurricanes, volcanic eruptions a result of natural(not humanmade) widespread habitat have resulted from large tsunamis if the http://ethomas.web.wesleyan.edu/ees123/mass_extinctions.htm

EES 199 April 17-24 2002 Biodiversity - Invasive Species - Mass Extinctions Ellen Thomas return to EES199 home page In the week of April 17-24 we will address the following topics in a set of lectures on biodiversity: Diversity of species on Earth Invasive/exotic species Mass extinctions Genetically modified organisms Biodiversity Lecture 3: Mass Extinctions How do we define a Mass Extinction? Traditionally, within geological sciences, mass extinctions have been seen as some type of catastrophe for the world's biota. There have been many, long-term discussions about the importance of such catastrophes during earth history, and especially about their importance for long-term evolution. In Darwin's time (1850-1860s) the view that catastrophes were an integral part of evolution was frowned upon, and seen as a fall-back to ancient theories of catastrophism , as exemplified by the description of Noah's flood in the Bible. This view has changed recently, and modern ideas of catastrophism are part of an active discussion of ' internal' and 'external' causes of evolution . Internal causes meaning causes internal to the biota (such as competition, evolution of diseases), external meaning causes external to the biota (such as volcanic eruptions or nuclear war).

26. EPA Region 9: Solid And Hazardous Waste Programs lists humancaused hazards separately from natural disasters. of hazardous substancesas human-made hazards, it lists such hazards local tsunamis, flash floods http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/puna/draft.html

Region 9: Solid and Hazardous Waste Programs Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Region 9 Solid and Hazardous Waste Programs Puna Emergency Response Plans Review: Draft Report Puna Emergency Response Plans Review: Draft Report Report on the Review of Hawai'i County Emergency Operations Plan and Puna Geothermal Venture Emergency Response Plan Visits to Hawai'i August 5-9, 1996 included: COUNTY OF HAWAI'I CIVIL DEFENSE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE, 14-3860 Kapoho-Pahoa Road, Pahoa, HI STATE OF HAWAI'I DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND CIVIL DEFENSE Draft Report February 10, 1999 United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 The contents of this report reflect information concerning the County of Hawaii and Puna Geothermal Venture obtained during a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) review. The emergency response plans review visits was conducted from August 5-9, 1996 and observations as presented in this report provide a snapshot of conditions existing at the facility at that time. They do not represent proposed or ongoing changes at the facility or Hawaii County. The recommendations and observations contained in this report are not mandatory actions that the facility or Hawaii County must implement. In addition, the U.S. EPA makes no assurances that if implemented, the recommendations and observations contained in this report will prevent all future chemical accidents, equipment failures, or unsafe management practices, and/or provide protection from any future enforcement actions under any applicable law or regulation.

27. Photo Binbook: "Seismology" about the causes of natural disasters will find this seismically induced landslidesand tsunamis, and to from history to explore how humanmade structures fare http://www.binbooks.com/books/photo/i/l/13E06ACCA1

Photo Binbook Top folder Books Science Earth Sciences ... Seismology Author: Gregory Popovitch Subject: Seismology Sort by date Previous Next A Land in Motion: California's San Andreas Fault Michael Collier Lawrence Ormsby (Illustrator) Published by University of California Press Format: Paperback ISBN: Pub. Date: August 1999 $17.47 at Amazon.com $24.28 at Amazon.co.uk $24.95 at Powell's Books check used book prices An Introduction to Applied Geophysics and Environmental Geophysics This book represents the first introductory text to describe the developing field of environmental geophysics. A significant portion of the material is new, as well as case histories which have never been published before. The geographical basis of the case histories is worldwide, with examples originating from Australia to North America, from Arctic Canada to the Antarctic, from Europe to China. The level of mathematics and physics is kept to a minimum but is described qualitatively within the text. Particular attention is paid to geophysical survey design and line optimization techniques. The book also covers the rapidly developing geophysical field techniques and consequent computer-based data processing problems. John M. Reynolds

28. Mass Extinction By Franz L Kessler (article) humanmade disaster. Earthquakes and tsunamis are killers. On top of this heavy agenda,there may be dramatic natural disasters on a biblical scale waiting. http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=14304&id=13296

29. FEMA WaterMark 2003, Number 1 National Flood Insurance Program FIMA Estimating the losses from disasters is essential to special conditions suchas dam breaks and tsunamis. sewers, sewer inlets, and humanmade canals may http://www.fema.gov/txt/nfip/wm2003_1.txt

30. ESE Benefitting Your Everyday Life sponsored that include natural disasters such as and subsidence, severe storms, floods,tsunamis, adverse coastal effect of natural and humanmade changes on http://gaia.hq.nasa.gov/eseapps/index1.cfm

The Applications Division applies the results of the nation's investment in ESE to issues of national concern, such as environmental quality, resource management, community growth, and disaster management. The division's goals are to: Use NASA's scientific and technical capabilities to develop better operational tools for the public and private sector decision makers Stimulate public interest in and understanding of Earth system science and encourage young scholars to consider careers in science and technology We have organized these applications around several "themes" defined below. Resource Management: Over seventy projects are currently sponsored, involving over over 100 partnerships including Management of renewable and non-renewable resources including agriculture, forestry, rangelands, fisheries, and energy. Disaster Management: Over 100 projects are currently sponsored that include natural disasters such as wildfires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and subsidence, severe storms, floods, tsunamis, adverse coastal changes, and impact of the environment on human health. Over twenty projects are currently sponsored that cover transportation, infrastructure, and utilities, conservation and preservation of recreational resources, urban planning, and land use practices.

31. Cambridge Conference Correspondence Impacts and Similar Transboundary disasters, the author Trouble is, tsunamis weredefined in the small global threats one supposedly human-made, the other http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc041602.html

PLEASE NOTE: Information circulated on the cambridge-conference network is for scholarly use only. The attached text may not be reproduced CCNet 48/2002 - 16 April 2002 "In a recent study published by the Iowa Law Review, Policy Analyst Evan R. Seamone has addressed the duty to mitigate asteroid and comet impacts from the perspective of international law. The report argues that the nature of the dangers posed by asteroids and comets place the threat in the category of certain types of disasters for which the international community is unprepared." Elizabeth Davis, Iowa Law Review (1) NEW COMET DETECTED BY SOHO - VISIBLE THE REST OF THE WEEK pbrekke@esa.nascom.nasa.gov (2) LEGAL DUTY TO "MITIGATE" ASTEROID OR COMET COLLISIONS WITH THE EARTH INVOLVES MUCH MORE THAN STARGAZING, SAYS POLICY ANALYST Elizabeth Davis, http://www.uiowa.edu/~ialawrev/ (3) CRASH COURSE: SCIENTISTS STEP UP EFFORTS TO TRACK ASTEROIDS The Dallas Morning News, 15 April 2002 (4) EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY TO PROBE ASTEROID BLIND SPOT Karen.O'Flaherty@esa.int

32. FOREST SERVICE MANUAL Washington, DC TITLE 2500 - WATERSHED AND Any humanmade or human-placed items other than unusually high tides, storm surges,tsunamis, or a watershed rehabilitation following natural disasters is the http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/2500/2520.txt

33. HAZARDS 2002 has taken on a new sense of urgency as a result of the large number of natural andhuman – made disasters (eg earthquakes, floods, tsunamis etc.) that have http://www.hazards2002.metu.edu.tr/

May 30.2002 Deadline for Abstract submission June 30.2002 Notification of Authors August 15, 2002 Deadline for Preregistration September 1, 2002 Deadline for cancellation of hotel accommodation and tour reservation. October 3-6, 2002 Prepared by: Dogan Kisacik NINTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NATURAL AND HUMAN-MADE HAZARDS Disaster Mitigation in the Perspective of the New Millennium Falez Hotel Antalya, TURKEY E-mail haz2002@metu.edu.tr Host Institutions Disaster Management Implementation Earthquake Engineering Research Center and Research Center new new new new new new new new new new new new new NEW SPECIAL PHOTO WEB SITE by Prof. Leonid Chubarov NEW NEW with photos by Profs. Chubarov, Talipova and Pelinovsky NEW new new new new new new new new new new new new new OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS REMIND SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ... SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME Dear Colleague, Natural and human made disasters are still causing devastating suffering for humanity in the new millennium. Identification of risks, analysis of hazards and effective mitigation as well as preparedness against disasters pose important challenges for both the research community and for the society at large. It is acknowledged that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary for finding solutions for the protection of populations, the environment and the structures.

34. THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS - NATURAL AND MANMADE disasters disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. In recent years earthquakes have caused destruction and claimed thousands of human http://www.drgeorgepc.com/DisastersCulturalSites.html

THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS George Pararas-Carayannis Excerpts from paper published in the Proceedings of the Geological and Geotechnical Influences in the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage GeoBen2000 - Moncalieri Castle, Stupinigi Castle- Torino, Italy 7-8-9 June 2000 ABSTRACT Natural hazards continue to pose a significant threat to mankind in the new millennium in spite of international efforts to mitigate their effects through warning systems and international cooperation in disaster preparedness established through programs such as the International Decade on Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in the last decade of the 20th Century. The momentum of worldwide efforts in hazard mitigation continues to grow, with the major emphasis being placed in the protection of life and property. To the toll of natural hazards, we must now add the toll of man-made hazards, such as pollution of the atmosphere and of the seas, climatic changes, and the effects of industrial accidents, civil strife and wars. Cultural Heritage Site: Heraion, Samos Island, Greece

35. Climate Changes, Natural And Man-Made Disasters - Assessment Of Risks, Preparedn or manmade disasters, it is the lesser-developed countries, which experience losses in human lives and Other natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have also resulted http://www.drgeorgepc.com/ClimateChange.html

PIM 2003, climate change, global warning, sea level rise, terrestrial and extraterrestrial factors, anthropogenic drivers, international treaties, Kyoto protocol, Berlin mandate, Milankovitch processes, natural and man-made disasters. disaster risk assessment , preparedness and mitigation Dr. George Pararas Carayannis Tsunami, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanic Eruptions and other Natural and Man-Made Hazards and Disasters Climate Changes, Natural and Man-Made Disasters - Assessment of Risks, Preparedness and Mitigation George Pararas-Carayannis 30th Pacem in Maribus (PEACE IN THE OCEANS). A Year after Johannesburg. Ocean Governance and Sustainable Development: Ocean and Coasts - a Glimpse into the Future Kiev, Ukraine, October 26-30, 2003 Abstract PIM 2003 is presented with the challenge of evaluating the progress that has been made on monitoring climate change and on natural disaster risk assessment, preparedness and mitigation. PIM 2003 can play an important role on future international efforts, by identifying remaining needs and - through the drafting of a Resolution - make appropriate recommendations to national and international organizations for implementation of additional measures that will improve education, preparedness and action plans to mitigate adverse impacts of climatic change and of natural and man-made disasters.

36. D&SCRN - 9th International Symposium, Antalya Turkey symposia has taken on a new sense of urgency as a result of the large number of naturaland human made disasters (eg earthquakes, floods, tsunamis etc.) that http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/geography_research/dscrn/newsletter/newsletter9/

The Ninth International Symposium on Natural and Human-Made Hazards: Disaster Mitigation in the Perspective of the New Millennium Antalya, Turkey (3-6 October 2002) Dear Colleague, Natural and human made disasters are still causing devastating suffering for humanity in the new millennium. Identification of risks, analysis of hazards and effective mitigation as well as preparedness against disasters pose important challenges for both the research community and for the society at large. It is acknowledged that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary for finding solutions for the protection of populations, the environment and the structures. Hazards 2002, the Ninth International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards Background: The Hazards 2002 International Symposium is the ninth in the continuing inter-disciplinary series begun in 1988. The eighth Symposium was held in Tokushima, Japan 2000 and was attended by participants from over 25 countries around the world. The objectives of this series of symposia on Natural and Technological Hazards are to promote the advancement of hazard sciences, to perceive and explore those aspects that may be similar among some of the various hazards, to review the latest developments in several selected fields and to outline new directions for future research. Achieving the objectives of the symposia has taken on a new sense of urgency as a result of the large number of natural and human - made disasters (e.g. earthquakes, floods, tsunamis etc.) that have already occurred in various parts of the world over the last years.

37. David Baldwin's Trauma Information, Page 5 Information about human adaptation to disasters, from the Natural kinds of disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis, and related ManMade disasters School Shootings (e.g http://www.trauma-pages.com/pg5.htm

T his page contains most all disaster-related links and materials available at this site. Here, you'll find mental health handouts as well as links to external disaster web sites, disaster mental health guides, and other informative materials useful in assisting disaster victims. AT RIGHT: Comet Fragments hit Jupiter HST Image of Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts Some disaster victims do need additional attention from a professional therapist, but most will not. Much of the initial mental health disaster response involves two primary goals: (1) normalizing feelings: reassuring victims that the strange and upsetting feelings they experience after a disaster (as following other traumatic events) are normal given what happened and (2) helping victms find effective ways of coping with their ongoing stress. I hope the following handouts will assist in this educational process. At least, on Earth... T he first fourteen information sheets below were collected during my previous experience in disaster mental health assistance, and from generous colleagues. Many of these handouts came to me during the Northridge California earthquake in early 1994. For this listing, I selected handouts that seem broadly useful and generic across disaster type. Photo: Thomas Franklin of the Bergen Record zipped text Feel free to email your comments or suggestions . I would particularly appreciate hearing from anyone with additional materials to contribute to this collection, or from anyone knowing of any documents that should be removed from this site. Enjoy!

38. Emerging Issues And Developments Related To Natural And Man-made Disasters (E/ES and tsunamis generated made environmental disasters resulting from chemicals, hazardous wastes, industrial accidents and transport of inflammable materials have had devastating effects on human http://www.unescap.org/55/e1127e.htm

Download this document in: English (WordPerfect) Chinese (MSWord 7.0) ... (WordPerfect) Go to: Agenda 55th Session ESCAP Contact us GENERAL E/ESCAP/1127 27 January 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Fifty-fifth session 22-28 April 1999 Bangkok EMERGING ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Item 6 (b) of the provisional agenda) EMERGING ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS Note by the secretariat SUMMARY INTRODUCTION SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE REGIONAL SURVEY REGIONAL EXPERIENCES AND EMERGING ISSUES ON WATER-RELATED DISASTERS Main features of water-related hazards and recent disasters in the region ... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION 1. Over the past two years, the Asian and Pacific region has suffered exceptionally heavy losses from natural disasters. In 1997, the total damage caused by floods alone was estimated at aboutUS$ 7,230 million in seven countries, according to the annual ESCAP survey on water-related disasters. 2. Apart from the need to take stock of the impact of the increasing intensity of disasters in the region, 1999 is also a special year for disaster reduction. It marks the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

39. ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_and_Haza Healthcare. Hospitality. Human Resources. Information Tech and manmade disasters, preparedness, impacts, and natural disasters fires, quakes, megafloods, tsunamis, meteors, mass http://www.sciencedaily.com/directory/Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_a

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40. Global Disasters manmade) disasters in the world and the policies nations and communities adopt to reduce human suffering including, earthquakes and tsunamis, hurricanes/cyclones, volcanoes, floods http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwugs/Spring2002Perspectives/Pers2002T.html

Global Disasters (Pers 2002T) William Waugh (Professor) Department of Public Admin. This course offers a broad perspective on natural and technological (man-made) disasters in the world and the policies nations and communities adopt to reduce human suffering and property loss. The class examines the major types of natural and technological disasters in the world, including, earthquakes and tsunamis, hurricanes/cyclones, volcanoes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, aviation disasters, terrorism, and public health emergencies. Tu, 2:45-4:25 p.m. (#3893)

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