Types of Disasters Paul N. Severin and Phillip A. Jacobson 5 5.1 Unique Vulnerabilities of Children Although pediatric patients are viewed as a unique population, they are the popula- tion: it has been estimated that more than 25% of the U.S. population fits within the ...
Taking Tamil Nadu in India as an example, this paper analyzes the main types and direct effects of the extensive disasters in this area, and provides a reference for risk assessment of extensive disaster.Yaolong LiuYe XueHuaming ZhangAnnual Meeting of Risk Analysis Committee of China Association ...
Disasters are increasing around the world. Children are greatly impacted by both natural disasters (forces of nature) and man-made (intentional, accidental) disasters. Their unique anatomical, physiological, behavioral, developmental, and psychological vulnerabilities must be considered when planning and pr...
We apply a panel synthetic control methodology to estimate the impact of natural disasters on government debt. Our findings generally reveal a considerable increase of government debt in the aftermath of a natural disaster, except for droughts. Earthquakes, on average, lead to an increase in ...
Droughts are major natural disasters for many parts of the world. Dry areas, where the precipitation pattern is markedly seasonal, or is otherwise highly variable, are the most susceptible. Unlike most other natural disasters, drought onset is difficult to identify. Droughts – UPSC Notes:- Downlo...
Check the major crops grown in India. Know the main types of crops grown, their climatic requirement, seasons in which these crops grow. Also their categories.
Paper presented at the workshop on Socioeconomic Aspects of Disasters in Latin America, held in San Jose, Costa Rica Thomalla F, Schmuck H (2004) We all knew that a cyclone was coming. Disaster preparedness and the cyclone of 1999 in Orissa, India. Disasters 28(4):255–269 Google ...
although it’s position within the Ring of Fire makes it susceptible to certain natural disasters. Due to millions of years of isolation in New Zealand’s past, and it being the last large habitable land mass to be colonized by humans, there are many unique types of flora and fauna native...
It was one of the worst disasters ever to occur in India. Endnote: Thus, in this article, we have covered a very important topic namely landslides. We have covered its related concepts like causes, effects, prevention, and mitigation, etc. Hence, it is very important to learn these kinds...
Abd El Dayem10 and Asmaa M. Fathy1 Abstract Aim This study aimed to determine the prevalence of disability domains among Egyptian children in the age group of 6–12 years as well as assess their socio-demographic, epidemiological, and perinatal ...