World at risk
- Created by: Luke C
- Created on: 01-05-13 09:41
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- The World At Risk
- Hazards
- Hydro-meteorological
- Floods, debris, and mud flows
- Hurricanes
- Storm surges
- Tornadoes
- Blizzards
- Drought
- Bushfires
- Bushfires
- Extreme temperatures
- Geophysical
- Earthquakes
- Tsunamis
- Volcanic activities
- Landslides
- Rock falls
- Rock slides
- Disasters
- Vulnerable population
- Poverty
- Poor quality buildings
- No education
- High population density
- Severity of event
- Proximity to populous
- Magnitude
- Capacity to respond
- Emergency services
- Infrastructure
- Disaster risk equation
- Disaster risk = Hazard * Vulenability / Capacity
- Vulnerable population
- Frequency of some hazards increasing because of climate change i.e. sea level rise
- Hydro-meteorological
- Climate change
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Greenhouse gasses
- Carbon Dioxide
- Nirous Oxide
- Chloroflourocarbons
- Ozone
- Methane
- Enhanced greenhouse effect - Increase in greenhouse effect from human activities
- Trapping of heat from sun by atmospheric gasses
- Greenhouse gasses
- Changes in solar output/sun spots
- Milankovitch cycles
- Volcanic emmisions
- Cosmic collisions
- Unfair - developed countries are worst polluters and push expensive regulations on LDCs
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Strategies for dealing with climate change
- Mitigation
- Preventing climate change
- Carbon credits
- Carbon neutral fuels
- Adaptation
- Dealing with issues caused by climate change
- Flood barriers
- Mitigation
- Hazards
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