DISASTER MANAGEMENT

TSUNAMI The term ‘Tsunami’ has been coined from the Japanese term Tsu meaning ‘harbour’ and nami meaning ‘waves’. Tsunamis are waves generat...

LANDSIDES Landslides Landslides are among the major natural disasters or calamities in the world. In hilly terrains of India, including Hima...

 EARTHQUAKE "An earthquake is a sudden motion or trembling of the ground produced by the abrupt displacement of rock masses". Most...

Geological disasters Geological disasters are caused by the transition of rock mass from stable equilibrium to the unstable state. This tran...

 Disaster Management Disaster management is a process of effectively preparing for and responding to disasters. It involves  strategically o...

Disaster and Development Historically it has been seen there has been an apparent increase in the number of natural disasters resulting in i...

 Capacity The International Strategy on Disaster Reduction (ISDR), United Nations (UN), defines Capacity “as a combination of all the streng...

Risk “Risk” usually refers to the probability of loss of a ‘valued resource’. In the context of health and environmental risks, the word “ri...

Hazard According to the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), a hazard is a natural process or phenomenon t...

QUIZ - 2 List the important human factors that influence disaster severity How are disasters a precursor to scientific advancements lea...