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Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies

These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case...

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Other Authors: Arnold, Margaret
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL RAINFALL
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
AVALANCHE
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
BASIN
CENTRAL AMERICAN
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE DYNAMICS
CLIMATE ZONES
CLIMATIC ZONES
CLIMATOLOGY
COAST
CYCLONE
CYCLONE TRACKS
CYCLONES
DISASTER
DISASTER EVENTS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DROUGHT
DROUGHT PERIOD
DROUGHT SEVERITY
DROUGHTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
FAMINE
FLOOD
FLOOD HAZARD
FLOODING
FLOODS
GDP
GLOBAL SCALE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
IMPACTS OF DROUGHT
LIVESTOCK
MOISTURE
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES
RAIN
RAINFALL
RECONSTRUCTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SNOW
SNOWFALL
SOIL
SOUTH AMERICA
STORM
STORM SURGES
STORMS
TEMPERATURE
TROPICAL CYCLONES
TROPICAL STORMS
TSUNAMI
TYPHOONS
UNEP
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
WATER
WATER RESOURCES
WEATHER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7018829/natural-disaster-hotspots-case-studies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7091
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Summary:These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.

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