Extractions: You now need to assign roles. Remember that you need a 'Webmaster' (this person will put the page together - they will design the layout and 'look' of the page - they will also be responsible for uploading the page onto the school's web site). Other team members will be responsible for the research elements of the team's website (most will be looking for the best sites to link to - one will focus on finding the best image to go on the site (this person will need to write to the owner of the image for the appropriate permission). Your website should focus on providing the links to sites which will give the best help in such matters as: Describing and defining the disaster. Where does it occur? When does it occur? What damage is caused? How is it caused? What can we do to minimise its impact on humans? Can you find records of historical events regarding the incidence of this disaster?
Disasters Charles Ebert on disasters (This column was first published in the November 30, 1998 Buffalo News.) myself drawn to disasters. I watch TV specials about floods, tsunamis (tidal waves) and volcanoes; I pore over On humanmade disasters. We are upset by a hurricane that kills http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/nature/nw98/disasters.html
Extractions: Charles Ebert on Disasters (This column was first published in the November 30, 1998 Buffalo News Once again this spring SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Charles H. V. Ebert will offer his Geography 201 course on disasters at the University at Buffalo. Ebert is a recognized expert in this unusual field and his textbook, Disasters: Violence of Nature and Threats by Man , is now in its 3rd edition. He is also a superb lecturer and his courses are always popular. Over 200 students have already enrolled. Like so many of us, I find myself drawn to disasters. I watch TV specials about floods, tsunamis (tidal waves) and volcanoes; I pore over newspaper stories about plane crashes; I sit through those awful movies about tornadoes and earthquakes; and I track the latest hurricane on the Weather Channel. I have known Vince Ebert for thirty years and recently, after reading his book, I took advantage of our friendship to discuss this subject with him. Here are some of his thoughts: On our attraction to disasters . "There but for the grace of God go I." On the positive side, we have empathy for those who are devastated and we admire those who don't give up in the face of their terrible misfortunes. (Journalists take advantage of these situations by pushing microphones in the faces of victims. Remarkably they often respond encouragingly: we're down now but we'll come back.) On the other hand some of us exhibit a morbid or even sadistic fascination with disasters and our response is shallow and temporal. We forget yesterday's news at the very time when people most need assistance.
Extractions: This lesson describes the causes and impacts of tsunamisunusually large ocean waves that travel at a high rate of speed. It outlines recovery and reconstruction problems that follow a tsunami. It identifies those areas of the world that are vulnerable to tsunamis and the steps for mitigation and preparation. Read this lesson; study Tsunami Disaster Overview; review Appendix l. Complete the self-assessment test, compare your answers to the answer KEY. A tsunami is a sea wave that may become one or more massive waves of water as it makes landfall. These sea waves are often called popularly "tidal waves," but this is a misnomer. They are not caused by tidal action of the moon and sun like the regular ocean tides. Rather, they are long water waves generated by sudden displacement of the land under water, the most common cause of significant tsunamis being the sudden displacement along a submarine fault, caused by an earthquake. (See
Disasters And The Environment Disaster Management Training Programme Module prepared by Gustavo Wilches and Disaster Management Training Programme Disaster and the The first edition of this module was printed in 1993. humanmade disasters will. increase. Even disasters resulting from sudden natural hazards such as. earthquakes, tsunamis, http://www.undmtp.org/english/environment/environment.pdf
1. INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT onset hazards (geological and climatic hazards) earthquakes, tsunamis, floods,tropical humanmade disasters/emergencies can be of the rapid or slow onset http://www.reliefweb.org/library/mcda/refman/chapt1.html
Extractions: Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview of disaster management definitions and principles useful to military and civil defence planners in conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations. MCDA - A national treasure. Within the resources of most nations, MCDA represents unique technological and logistical capabilities that can be mobilized on short notice in a self-contained, self sufficient and highly mobile fashion, to support lifesaving relief efforts on behalf of Affected States. Nearly all nations have at one time or another used their military assets and capabilities for national disaster relief. A number of nations have also done so in international relief operations lead by the UN, regional organizations, or bilaterally. UN Member States have recognized that natural or manmade disasters can pose as lethal a threat as that of war, to the stability of any society. Unfortunately, there are no diplomatic initiatives great enough to thwart earthquakes or negotiate an accidental nuclear power plant radiation release. Disasters do not recognize national borders and require international cooperation to prepare for and respond to their associated challenges and horrors.
Untitled Natural and humanmade disasters Airplane disasters Terrorism. Tornadoes. tsunamis. Volcanoes. Water Pollution http://www.centralusd.k12.ca.us/steinbeck.elm/Geography%20Links.htm
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ESA - Disaster Management and hurricanes), as well as tsunamis, river flooding, plain/coastal flooding, volcanicash, earthquakes, harmful ocean blooms and humanmade disasters such as http://www.esad.ssc.nasa.gov/application.asp?app=7
Calendar Of Conferences, Workshops And Courses hydrological, marine, and humanmade hazardsin general with drawn from past disasters,-Community participation Tele and local tsunamis (generation, propagation http://www.shoa.cl/oceano/itic/conferences.html
Extractions: AUGUST 2002 August 14-15 (Wednesday-Thursday) Fifth New Zealand Natural Hazards Conference, "From Science to Practice",Wellington. The conference will provide a forum to disucss the integration of hazard information into effective risk management through formal presentations, case studies, keynote speakers and poster sessions. Sponsored by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences in conjunction with the National Instiute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), the Ministry of Civil Office, Wellington Regional Council and the Earthquake Commission. More information is available by visiting the Web site: www.grs.cri.nz/news/conferences, or by contacting Diane Tilyard, 07 374 8211 (email g.tilyard@gns.cri.nz August 15-17 (Thursday-Saturday) Harbin, China and August 19-20 (Monday and Tuesday), Hong Kong, International Conference on Advances and New Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research (ICANCEER-2002). Sponsor: Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research
1. INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION TO disasters AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview of disaster management definitions and principles useful to military and civil defence planners in conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (geological and climatic hazards) earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tropical storms, volcanic eruptions, landslides. war or civil strife. humanmade disasters/emergencies can be of the http://www.reliefweb.int/library/mcda/refman/chapt1.html
Extractions: Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview of disaster management definitions and principles useful to military and civil defence planners in conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations. MCDA - A national treasure. Within the resources of most nations, MCDA represents unique technological and logistical capabilities that can be mobilized on short notice in a self-contained, self sufficient and highly mobile fashion, to support lifesaving relief efforts on behalf of Affected States. Nearly all nations have at one time or another used their military assets and capabilities for national disaster relief. A number of nations have also done so in international relief operations lead by the UN, regional organizations, or bilaterally. UN Member States have recognized that natural or manmade disasters can pose as lethal a threat as that of war, to the stability of any society. Unfortunately, there are no diplomatic initiatives great enough to thwart earthquakes or negotiate an accidental nuclear power plant radiation release. Disasters do not recognize national borders and require international cooperation to prepare for and respond to their associated challenges and horrors.
November 2001 Observer - Part H who need information about disaster response for natural, humanmade, and weaponsof mass The theme of this special issue of disasters is “Emerging tsunamis. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/novo01/novo01h.htm
Extractions: Recent Publications Below are summaries of some of the recent, most useful publications on hazards and disasters received by the Natural Hazards Center. Due to space limitations, we have provided descriptions of only a few key publications or those with a title that may not indicate content. All items contain information on how to obtain a copy. A complete bibliography of publications received from 1995 through 2001 is posted on our web site: www.colorado.edu/hazards/bib/bib.html All Hazards Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide Linda Young Landesman. 2001. 250 pp. $28.50, APHA members; $37.95, nonmembers. Copies can be purchased from the American Public Health Association (APHA), 800 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-3710; (202) 777-2742; fax: (202) 777-2534; WWW: www.apha.org
March 2002 Observer - Conferences And Training Symposium on Natural and humanmade Hazards Disaster insurance; psychological aspectsof disasters; specific hazards, including tsunamis and avalanches http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/maro02/maro02h.htm
Extractions: Below are the most recent conference announcements received by the Natural Hazards Center. A comprehensive list of hazard/disaster meetings is posted on our World Wide Web site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html The Tenth Annual Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Conference: "A Collaborative Odyssey." Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 17-20, 2002. This is the premier national conference for disaster workers from a range of voluntary agencies and for the growing number of government emergency managers who work closely with voluntary agencies. It is co- hosted by the Oklahoma Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. For program and registration information contact Linda Soos-Davis, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, P.O. Box 53365, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3365; (405) 521-2481; fax: (405) 522-0851; e-mail: mail@okvoad.org ; WWW: http://www.okvoad.org Floodplain Management Planning Conference. Host: Floodplain Management Association. San Diego, California. April 7-10, 2002. Flood hazard specialists from all over California and elsewhere attend this semi-annual event, which this spring focuses on planning initiatives and tools that affect floodplain management. Participants will be able to examine successful local floodplain plans. Papers are solicited dealing with other floodplain management topics as well. For details contact
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.nasa.gov/SBIR/sbirsttr2002/solicitation/sbir/topic17.html
Extractions: 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
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
Extractions: 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: 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.
Partnerships For Disaster Reduction Southeast Asia (PDR-SEA) of the most common and frequent disasters occurring in situation is further worsenedby humanmade factors like Mindanao is more prone to tsunamis because of http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th/pdr-sea/cbdo-dr/annex1.html
Extractions: Annex 1 Previous Next A brief overview of the most common and frequent disasters occurring in the Philippines and their effects on people Typhoon / storm surge An average of 20 typhoons enters the Philippine area of responsibility annually. Typhoon season in the Philippines is from June to December although occasional typhoons can occur outside this period. During the early part of the season, typhoons tend to cross the northern part of the country. From October to December, the south and central Philippines are usually affected. term wind velocity tropical depression
Template Humans can learn from both natural and humanmade disasters. web site tells aboutnatural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes and tsunamis. http://eduscapes.com/42explore/disaster.htm
Extractions: Easier - A disaster is an event that causes great damage, loss, or distress. Catastrophes such as earthquakes can happen suddenly and cause massive destruction. Some people think that calamity is just bad luck, while others seek out reasons for their misfortune. Harder Disaster Relief sponsored by IBM, Red Cross, and CNN http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/om/nh-mastr.htm This site provides safety rules for tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, flash floods, thunderstorms/lightning, winter storms. Related Websites: 2) How to Prepare for an Emergency!
Leading Practice Ideabank use the Internet to discover breadth and depth of natural and humanmade disasters. EarthII Students investigate the causes of cyclones, tsunamis and tornadoes http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/result.asp?intSearchType=4&KLA=Science
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
Extractions: 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.
NHS Newsletter September 1998 of the Conference was 'Natural disasters how do be imprisoned in natural or human-made cell; it Extremely larger tsunamis than estimated by an earthquake http://www.es.mq.edu.au/NHRC/NHS/newsletter/v3i4/
Extractions: NHS History This brief history of the Natural Hazards Society is taken from Dr Tad Murty's notes for his speech at the Opening Ceremony at the Chania Conference on 18 May 1998. This is the tenth anniversary year of the formation of the Natural Hazards Society. I will give a brief history and recognise the important people who made this possible. Dr Bill Adams, University of Hawaii conceived the original idea and organised HAZARDS-82 in Honolulu. In 1984, following a workshop in Las Vegas, he formed the International Tsunami Society [ITS]. He also started the journal Science of Tsunami Hazards. This society sponsored HAZARDS-86 in Rimouski, Canada. The most important individual for the success of such conferences is the Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee. Professor Mohammed El-Sabh [present today] was the key person for Hazards-86. The ITS also sponsored HAZARDS-88 in Ensenada, Mexico. Salvador Farreras [present today] was the Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee for this conference.
Other Sites World General. Natural and human-made disasters Airplane disasters. Avalanches. Landslides.Nuclear disasters. Oil Spills. Shipwrecks. Tornadoes. tsunamis. Volcanoes. http://www.centralusd.k12.ca.us/steinbeck.elm/Geography Links.htm
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