Natural disasters

Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping sciences and in the professions, industries, and institutions that depend on them for basic research and education.

Scientific understanding of fluid flow in rock fracturesa process underlying contemporary earth science problems from the search for petroleum to the controversy over nuclear waste storagehas grown significantly in the past 20 years.

Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis.

Losses of life and property from natural disasters in the United States-and throughout the world-have been enormous and the potential for substantially greater future losses looms.

The academic biomedical research community is a hub of employment, economic productivity, and scientific progress.

Scientific understanding of fluid flow in rock fracturesa process underlying contemporary earth science problems from the search for petroleum to the controversy over nuclear waste storagehas grown significantly in the past 20 years.

The 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science (BROES) described how basic research in the Earth sciences serves five national imperatives: (1) discovery, use, and conservation of natural resources; (2) characterization and mitigation of natural hazards; (3) geotechnical support of commercial and infrastructure development; (4) stewardship of the environment; and (5) terrestrial surveillance for global security and national defense.

In Famine (1981), a collection of essays by experts from the developing world and advanced agricultural societies, the authors share their ecological perspectives and provide an insight into the multiple causes of famine.

In Famine (1981), a collection of essays by experts from the developing world and advanced agricultural societies, the authors share their ecological perspectives and provide an insight into the multiple causes of famine.

Esta obra responde a la urgente necesidad de la sociedad civil de contar con información actualizada, clara y operativa en el campo de la educación y la gestión del riesgo.

This textbook shows all the existing knowledge about coastal geology and its implications for coastal management.

"Mi 27F" es un relato fluido que conmueve de principio a fin, desde su prólogo hasta su epílogo.

The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, science and technology studies, law, gender, sociology and psychology, social and cultural anthropology, town planning and tourism.

The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, science and technology studies, law, gender, sociology and psychology, social and cultural anthropology, town planning and tourism.

This book demonstrates how a focus on children's rights can help practitioners to safeguard children during humanitarian crisis.

This book demonstrates how a focus on children's rights can help practitioners to safeguard children during humanitarian crisis.

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

This book examines how people's self-awareness is affected by both internal and external factors amid war and poverty.

The story of the worst environmental disaster in American history and its enduring consequencesBP Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the disaster that resulted from the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico.

This handbook builds a shared understanding of the troubling politics of philanthropy and the disturbing history and practices of humanitarianism.

This book critically assesses Christchurch, New Zealand as an evolving post-earthquake city.

This handbook builds a shared understanding of the troubling politics of philanthropy and the disturbing history and practices of humanitarianism.

This book critically assesses Christchurch, New Zealand as an evolving post-earthquake city.

Tsunamis - the most deadly natural disaster - have been part of the world's history for thousands of years.

Gewitter über Sellrain: Wie eine Katastrophennacht das Dorf zusammenschweißte.

This book critically discusses the vulnerabilities and local adaptation actions of the traditional marine fishers of the tsunami-hit coastal regions of South India to climate change and risks, with an emphasis on their local institutions.

This book critically discusses the vulnerabilities and local adaptation actions of the traditional marine fishers of the tsunami-hit coastal regions of South India to climate change and risks, with an emphasis on their local institutions.

This book highlights the vulnerability of healthcare buildings in the context of climate change-triggered extreme weather events (EWEs) and the case for mitigation.

This book highlights the vulnerability of healthcare buildings in the context of climate change-triggered extreme weather events (EWEs) and the case for mitigation.

This book is the result of comprehensive research work on the various aspects of the West Bengal coast including the world's largest riverine delta system, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta.

This book discusses the problems in planning, building, and management strategies in the wake of application and expansion of remote sensing and GIS products in natural resources and infrastructure management.

Wildfires in the western United States are burning hotter, more frequently, and causing an increasing and unprecedented amount of damage and destruction to the natural and built environment.

This book provides a new data augmentation method based on the local stochastic distribution patterns in natural time series data of global and regional seismicity rates and their correlated seismicity rates.

Haben Sie schon einmal versucht, sich IHRE EIGENE Zukunft vorzustellen?

This history of an Indian earthquake aftermath analyses the role of civil society, the colonial state and international aid in disaster relief.

"e;Friday Night Lights meets Unbroken.

Wildfires in America are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, driven by climate change and existing land management practices.

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh.

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh.

'In the wake of the strongest earthquake in Italy for nearly forty years and the many aftershocks that followed, Italians began speaking of the earth beneath our feet as la terra ballerina, the dancing earth.

The book seeks to comprehend how indigenous knowledge systems of local communities can be effectively used in disaster management of various types.

Major disasters, both natural and man-made, have led to an increased need to improve the effectiveness of existing prevention, mitigation, and response capabilities.

This book provides the first comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge research on Merapi volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, one of the most iconic volcanoes in the world.

Los terremotos, inundaciones, tsunamis, huracanes, volcanes provienen de las mismas fuerzas que dan vida a nuestro planeta.

This volume covers the floods of the major rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta, and storm surge related coastal floods in these regions.

This encyclopedia is unique in the sense that it covers all applied aspects of disaster reduction and mitigation, hazard management and emergency humanitarian assistance.

What happens to people after an earthquake destroys their homes?

What happens to people after an earthquake destroys their homes?

Earthquakes, nuclear accidents, and floods were among the many unexpected tragedies that struck the Soviet Union over its history.