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This approach also challenges the distinctions drawn between “Acts of God”/natural disasters, and technological/human created disasters. This paper also suggests that thinking of disasters in general terms rather than agent specific term is more useful. In particular, the value of conceiving of disasters as social phenomena is stressed.
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, [1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and 2). [3] It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti ...
She is known for her research on natural disaster risk modeling, disaster risk management and civil infrastructure systems. [1] [2] [3] She is a winner of the Dorothy Swanson Excellence in Teaching Award and a nominee for the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize. She was the president of Society for Risk Analysis (2010-2011).
A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property. It typically causes economic damage. How bad the damage is depends on how well people are prepared for disasters and how strong the buildings, roads, and other structures are. [20] Scholars have been saying that the term natural disaster is unsuitable and should be abandoned. [21]
2013 Northern Indian Floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on 17 June, showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Location Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nepal Sudurpashchim Pradesh Karnali Pradesh Some parts of Tibet Deaths 6,054 Property damage 4,550 villages were affected In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused ...
The journal was established in 1977 and covers aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. Disasters publishes field reports, case study articles and academic papers . It is currently edited by Sara Pantuliano (Overseas Development Institute), Helen Young ( Tufts University ), and John Twigg ( University College London ).
Editor’s Note: Anita van Breda is Senior Director of Environment and Disaster Management at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), based in Washington, DC.She has 20 years of experience working to apply ...
In these cases, the fire outbreak is not a natural disaster but is instead a human-made or anthropogenic disaster. The distinction between a natural disaster and a human-made disaster lies in the primary causes and factors that lead to the disaster. A fire disaster can be defined as an event that takes place when a flammable substance makes ...