Abstract: History and Role of the Izu Peninsula Geopark in Developing Social Understanding of Geological Hazards for Mitigation of Natural Disasters

Masato Koyama, Abhik Chakraborty, Yusuke Suzuki

Atlantic Geology

...Abstract: History and Role of the Izu Peninsula Geopark in Developing Social Understanding of Geological Hazards for Mitigation of Natural Disasters...

Report of the Working Group on Natural Hazards

Mary Ellen Williams

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... disasters are drought, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, and land­ slides. Some natural hazards occur due to degradation of the environment...

Analysis of Hazard, Vulnerability, Population, and Infrastructure, by David G. Howell; #90041 (2005)

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Abstract: From Natural Hazard to Environmental Catastrophe: Past and Present

Suzanne A. G. Leroy

GCAGS Transactions

... of environmental catastrophes is rising, mostly owing to an increase in hydrometeorological hazards. The number of disasters is escalating as the world population...

ABSTRACT: Delivering Fast 3D Interactive Visualization of Natural/Man-Made Hazards Using Processed Lidar and Photogrammetric Data, by Sojan Mathew and Reuben Reyes; #90158 (2012)

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ABSTRACT: Role of geoscientist in sustainable highland development in Malaysia

Fatin Farihah Baharudin, Wan Nur ’Afifa Wan Mustapa, Hasnida Mohamed Haniffa, Norazianti Asmari

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... Abstract: Above a million Malaysian were affected by natural disasters over the last two decades where landslides and flooding were the highest...

Pre-Disaster, Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Workshops for Communities

Robert D.Carey

Utah Geological Association

..., and the major impact on local economies that are caused by disasters. The Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) through its Natural Hazards...

ABSTRACT: Small island developing states (SIDS) in the Zone Tropical and Plate Boundary Vulnerabilities risk multiple hazards: Jamaican case study

Rafi Ahmad, Parris Lyew-Ayee

Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago

... disaster risk reduction (Sendai Framework Disaster Risk Reduction, 20152030) measures understanding natural hazards and disasters, resilience...

ABSTRACT: The Relationship of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL) and the Associated Disasters in the Recent Years; #90007 (2002)

Thomas N. Bechem

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... of natural disasters that are identified to be located within and around the corridors of the CVL. Around the corridors of this CVL are scattered Lakes found...

Abstract: Natural disasters and geological hazards in the St. Johns area

Martin J. Batterson

Atlantic Geology

...Abstract: Natural disasters and geological hazards in the St. Johns area Martin J. Batterson 174 GAC Abstracts – 2005 Annual Technical Meeting...

On the State of Coastal Hazards Mapping

David M. Bush, Robert S. Young

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... level. Planning for action during and after natural disasters still has not caught up with the knowledge we are gaining from science-based hazard...

Protecting Coastal Communities Through Civil Maritime Surveillance

Mark Womersley

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... environmental degradation or depletion, (2) environmental risks arising from natural hazards or technological disasters and, (3) environment related...

Natural Hazards in St. Vincent and the Grenadies: The Occurrence and Effects of Natural Hazards on a Small Island NAtion in the Eastern Caribbean

R.E.A. Robertson, W.B. Ambeh and L. Lynch

Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago

... of natural disasters in St. Vincent and elsewhere in the Caribbean serves to enhance the historical perspective common in the hazards research literature...

Abstract: Captivating But Hazardous Geological Phenomena Named Argillaceous Diapir Folds, Domes, Bulges, Feathers and Mud Volcanoes: Far from Rhetoric, Closer to the Reality; #90238 (2015)

H. Martinez-Sacristan

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... because its own continuous spinning. These have a high chance of causing natural hazards in many cities along the Colombian Caribbean Coastal...

Scientists and Coastal Hazards: Opportunities for Participation and Policy Change

Thomas A. Birkland

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... to hazards and sustainability. New York: Routledge.Mileti, D. S. (1999). Disasters by design: A reassessment of natural hazards in the United States...

Implications of Climate-Related Hazards on a Coastal Landfill in Selangor, Malaysia

Nurul Syazwani Yahaya, Choun-Sian Lim, Mohd Raihan Taha, Joy Jacqueline Pereira

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

.... Young, S., Balluz, L. & Malilay, J, 2004. Natural and technologic hazardous material releases during and after natural disasters: a review. Sci. Total...

A Geologist's Reflection on World Environment Day

Ibrahim Komoo

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

..., slopes collapse, drains choke and his whole neighbourhood becomes flooded. In Malaysia, although some disasters that have occurred were due to natural...

Incorporating the Hyogo Framework for Action into Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia

Ibrahim Komoo, Sarah Aziz, Lim Choun Sian

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... Abstract: Landslides, including slope failures, are one of the significant natural disasters in Malaysia. Their frequency and impacts...

Geologic Hazards Information: Availability and Technology Transfer Through Public Outreach and Education

Sandra N. Eldredge, Robert D. Carey, Gary E. Christenson, Janine L. Jarva, Susan J. Nava, Edith Deedee H. O’Brien

Utah Geological Association

... Geological Survey Map, scale 1:750,000. Eldredge, S.N., 1991a, Places with hazards; a teacher’s handbook on natural hazards in Utah - The earthquake...

Extended Abstract: Geoscientists Without Borders®: Adventures in Geoscience for Global Sustainability and Building Community Resiliance

Robert K. Merrill

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... in need facing environmental hardship, natural hazards due to resource shortages and natural and human-induced disasters. In order to accomplish...

Avoiding Coastal Hazard Areas: Best State Mitigation Practices

David R. Godschalk, Richard Norton, Craig Richardson, David Salvesen

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

...: Progress in Research and Application, Volume V (pp. 241–277). New York: Wiley. Palm, R. (1990). Natural hazards. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University...

ABSTRACT: What are the Risk Atlases? Case Study: Risk Atlases in the Municipalities of Altamira, Madero, and Tampico, Tamaulipas State, Mexico

F. A. Arceo-Cabrilla, L. M. Reyes-Campero, E. G. Espinosa Aramburu

GCAGS Transactions

... Survey, Geologic Hazards Deputy Manager, Av. Mariano Jiménez No. 465, Suburb Alamitos, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. 78280, Mexico 3 Mexican Geological Survey...

The Human and Economic Losses of Selected Natural Disasters in Latin America, 1970-1987

Daniel B. Krinsley

Circum Pacific Council Publications

...The Human and Economic Losses of Selected Natural Disasters in Latin America, 1970-1987 Daniel B. Krinsley © Circum-Pacific Council for Energy...

Variations in Tropical-Cyclone Activity and Storm-Surge Devastation since the 1950s in China

Daidu Fan

GCAGS Transactions

...., 2000, An analysis of the recent severe storm surge disaster events in China: Natural Hazards, v. 21, p. 215-223. Lin, H. J., and Y. C. Zhang, 2004...

ABSTRACT: IMPACTS OF THE FLOODS OF 1938, 1969 AND 2005 ON THE OLD MT.BALDY ROAD, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS CALIFORNIA; #90114 (2010)

Andrew C. Kieta, Jonathan A. Nourse, Daniel E. Heaton, Travis B. Avant, Azad Kalighi, and Logan Edward Wicks

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... laboratory for studying the interactions between natural hazards and human infrastructure. Precise constraints on the timing of historical disturbances make...