Global Disasters: Vulnerability and Precautionary

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The entire globe is vulnerable to disastersman–made or natural. Recent earthquake is Pakistan and India (2005); tsunami in Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka; Katerina in USA etc., have been frequently reminding us that we are vulnerable to disasters every time, everywhere. Going to back, hurricane Mitch wrought fearful damage across Central American states in just 48 hours. World Disasters Report explores the ways environmental change and human short-sightedness have combined to trigger disaster. Earthquakes and hurricanes have sparked instant media interest and quick humanitarian reactions. But more worrying is the chronic and rapidly increasing vulnerability of poorer countries to extreme and recurrent weather events. In Russia, the harsh but normally manageable winter has become a catalyst for disaster, as institutional and economic collapse destroy social safety-nets and the very basis upon which people make a living. In Ecuador, recovery from the latest EI Nino may take a decade–but two more could strike in that time. This book provides highly useful material on the subject global disasters vulnerability and precautionary.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR B C Bose

B.C. Bose, M.Sc., Ph.D., is a seasoned teacher over three decades’ professional standing. He has worked on varied crucial issues on environmental science and disaster and hazard management and is known for his contribution for writing several research papers on ecology and environment and its management. He has been honoured by various scientific organization for his contributions in educational experimentation and innovations in biological studies. A prolific writer, he has many outstanding books and encyclopaedia to his credit which won him wide acclaim.

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Title
Global Disasters: Vulnerability and Precautionary
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8178802791
Length
x+268p.
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