scholarly journals AT THE WHIM OF NATURE “NATURAL DISASTERS”: CAUSES AND PREVENTION

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Akhand Pratibha ◽  
Akhand Archna
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Living Organisms

This paper seeks to determine the natural disasters, causes and effects on environment. Natural disasters are any catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth. It could be related to weather, geology, biology or even factors outside the Earth. Examples are earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and flooding. Nature is bountiful full of resources used by the living organisms use for their survival and well-being. But nature has its own control systems. Resources used up are replenished excesses are checked, all naturally through the biogeochemical cycles, the food chains and webs and other natural phenomena. Thus equilibrium is maintained in nature. This is called ecological balance and has in recent times been disturbed by human activities.G8 Conclusions on Natural Disasters, 1975-2009 to address the increased threats of natural disasters and extreme weather phenomena caused by climate change, such as increased flooding, storm surges, droughts and forest fires, we will act to improve risk preparedness, prevention, monitoring and response times, particularly in developing countries.

scholarly journals Natural Disasters: Causes, Consequences and Its Preventive Role in Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayees Ibrahim Lone ◽  
Dr. S. Subramani
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ice Caps ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Living Organisms

Disaster is defined as a crisis situation causing wide spread damage which far exceeds our ability to recover. Disaster is a sudden, calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to life and property. The damage caused by disaster is immeasurable and varies with the geographical location, climate and the type of the earth surface. Natural disasters are relatively sudden and cause large scale, widespread death, loss of property and disturbance to social systems and life over which people have a little or no control. Thus, any event can be classed as disaster when the magnitude of destruction and damage caused by it is very high. Communities will always face natural hazards, but today’s disasters are often generated by, or at least exacerbated by, human activities. At the most dramatic level, human activities are changing the natural balance of the earth, interfering as never before with the atmosphere, the oceans, the polar ice caps, the forest cover and the natural pillars that make our world a liveable home. But we are also putting ourselves in harm’s way in less visible ways. This paper seeks to determine the natural disasters, causes and consequences and its prevention. Nature is bountiful full of resources used by the living organisms use for their survival and well-being. But nature has its own control systems. Resources used up are replenished excesses are checked, all naturally through the biogeochemical cycles, the food chains and webs and other natural phenomena. Thus equilibrium is maintained in nature. This is called ecological balance and has in recent times been disturbed by human activities.

scholarly journals Facing and managing natural disasters in the Sporades islands, Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Karanikola ◽  
T. Panagopoulos ◽  
S. Tampakis ◽  
M. I. Karantoni ◽  
G. Tsantopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Central Greece ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes

Abstract. The region of the Sporades islands located in central Greece is at the mercy of many natural phenomena, such as earthquakes due to the marine volcano Psathoura and the rift of Anatolia, forest fires, floods, landslides, storms, hail, snowfall and frost. The present work aims at studying the perceptions and attitudes of the residents regarding how they face and manage natural disasters. A positive public response during a hazard crisis depends not only upon the availability and good management of a civil defense plan but also on the knowledge and perception of the possible hazards by the local population. It is important for the stakeholders to know what the citizens expect so that the necessary structures can be developed in the phase of preparation and organization. The residents were asked their opinion about what they think should be done by the stakeholders after a catastrophic natural disaster, particularly about the immediate response of stakeholders and their involvement and responsibilities at different, subsequent intervals of time following the disaster. The residents were also asked about the most common disasters that happen in their region and about the preparation activities of the stakeholders.

Nature’s Way

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard G. Wilshire ◽  
Richard W. Hazlett ◽  
Jane E. Nielson
Keyword(s):  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Heat Engine ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Tectonic Plates ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
The Earth

Humans have demonstrated the capacity to damage land and extinguish species from very early times (figure 13.1). Our impacts have grown immensely as populations and technological prowess increased (figure 13.2), and by the twentieth century, they had begun changing the landscape in major ways. To generations born since 1945, the pervasive human sculpting of natural landforms may even seem part of the natural scene. The effects certainly have reached a scale comparable to natural geological forces. Humans directly displace approximately 35 billion tons of soil and rock per year worldwide, exceeding the work of rivers and streams and greatly surpassing natural erosion from glaciers or wind. In the United States, road building, mining, construction, urban expansion, recreation, and military training and bomb testing move approximately 28 tons of earth per person each year—far outranking the world average of about six tons per person per year. Unintentional agricultural displacements are even greater—about 1,500 billion tons per year. Natural processes obey the physical laws of motion and energy, which never take a break. In this book, we have tried to explain how human changes add to nature’s effects (figure 13.3), in many cases multiplying the impacts of natural processes and causing severe environmental damage. Most people simply do not understand how the Earth works—but if nothing else, Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 devastation of New Orleans made it clear that ignoring or underestimating the power of natural forces can severely imperil our present and future well-being. Natural forces constantly are acting on and inside the Earth, building up land and tearing it down at the same time. Humans experience the Earth’s internal heat engine through tectonic effects, which have segmented the surface along boundaries that define mobile tectonic plates. Plate interactions at the boundaries generate faults and earthquakes, raising hills and mountains or depressing basins and troughs. Plate boundaries also contain most of the world’s volcanoes, generated by the internal melting that creates igneous rocks.

scholarly journals Facing and managing natural disasters in the Sporades Islands, Greece

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 6659-6683
Author(s):  
P. Karanikola ◽  
T. Panagopoulos ◽  
S. Tampakis ◽  
M. I. Karantoni ◽  
G. Tsantopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Central Greece ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Civil Defence

Abstract. The region of the Sporades Islands located in central Greece is at the mercy of many natural phenomena, such as earthquakes, due to the marine volcano "Psathoura", and the rift of Anatolia, forest fires, floods, landslides, storms, hail, snowfall and frost. The present work aims at studying the perceptions and attitudes of the residents regarding how they face and manage natural disasters. A positive public response during a hazard crisis depends not only upon the availability and good management of a civil defence plan but also on the knowledge and perception of the possible hazards by the local population. It is important for the stakeholders to know what the citizens expect from each of the separate stakeholders so that the necessary structures can be developed in the phase of preparation and organization. The residents were asked about their opinion about what they think should be done by the stakeholders after a catastrophic natural disaster, particularly the immediate response of stakeholders and their involvement and responsibilities at different, subsequent intervals of time following the disaster. The residents were also asked about the most common disasters that happen in their region and about the preparation activities of the stakeholders.

scholarly journals Caring for the Earth for Better Health and Well-being of All: Addressing Climate Change as a Planetary Health Emergency

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
James Hospedales
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Planetary Health ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Health And Well Being

Most of the major public health problems with which I have wrestled in my life – epidemics and pandemics, natural disasters, chronic noncommunicable diseases, are all symptomatic of, or related to, climate change and/or destruction of the environment. As a Christian, the roots lie in lack of respect for our Creator, and lack of reverence for the goodness and inter-dependence of all of creation.

scholarly journals NatDisP – An Intelligent Natural Disaster Predictor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jishnu Saurav Mittapalli ◽  
Jainav Amit Mutha ◽  
Maheswari R
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
After Effects ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Modern Computer ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Detailed Explanation ◽  
Disaster Data ◽  
Modern Technologies

Abstract Natural disasters are adverse actions that happen due to the natural processes of the earth. In today’s world with so much pollution, global warming and because of so many reasons, natural disasters are happening far more than they used to happen before and many people in the world face problems, lose their houses, livelihoods and even their houses. It is really painful to get to know the effects of these natural disasters. So, this paper proposes a model which helps us predict natural disasters before they happen using wireless technologies. In this paper modern technologies like IOT, artificial intelligence and machine learning are used. Here for the prediction of each disaster, data/signals given by nature are used , for example for the earthquake module the seismic signals from the earth are used, systems like UNITE are used where the sensors placed in the earth to get the seismic data. For the other disasters also such data is taken from signals given by nature. A detailed explanation on how disasters are predicted based on these simple signals and data from nature is given. In this paper solutions based on wireless technologies to solve some after effects of these natural disasters are also suggested . So, basically our idea is to have all disasters predicted in one place using modern computer science technologies.

Konsep dan Praktik Pelestarian Lingkungan dalam Hukum Islam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evra Willya ◽  
Sabil Mokodenseho ◽  
Muh. Idris ◽  
Nasruddin Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
The Earth

In the Al Qur’an, Allah SWT describes the damages and destructions caused by human actions on land and sea. Therefore, humans are obliged to maintain and preserve their environment for future generations. This obligation aims at protecting their interests, due to the various beneficial sources of life attributed to humans existence on earth. In order to maintain the balance and harmony of human relations with nature, and to realize order and social well-being, Islamic Law upholds some basic principles of social activities, to guarantee an orderly, balanced, and harmonious life for the development and social movements life in a stable and orderly manner. Subsequently, environment pollution and damage to the earth are eradicated, thereby, restoring balance and harmony.

Narrative as active inference

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Bouizegarene ◽  
maxwell ramstead ◽  
Axel Constant ◽  
Karl Friston ◽  
Laurence Kirmayer
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Human Adaptation ◽  
Active Inference ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Parsimonious Model ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Theory Research

The ubiquity and importance of narratives in human adaptation has been recognized by many scholars. Research has identified several functions of narratives that are conducive to individuals’ well-being and adaptation as well as to coordinated social practices and enculturation. In this paper, we characterize the social and cognitive functions of narratives in terms of the framework of active inference. Active inference depicts the fundamental tendency of living organisms to adapt by creating, updating, and maintaining inferences about their environment. We review the literature on the functions of narratives in identity, event segmentation, episodic memory, future projection, storytelling practices, and enculturation. We then re-cast these functions of narratives in terms of active inference, outlining a parsimonious model that can guide future developments in narrative theory, research, and clinical applications.

After the Earth Quakes

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Elizabeth Hough ◽  
Roger G. Bilham
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Major Earthquake ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Elastic Rebound ◽  
Future Earthquake ◽  
Human Capacity ◽  
Historic Earthquakes ◽  
Earthquake Science

Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. Out of a clear blue sky-or worse, a jet black one-comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human bodies out of bed, and entire houses off of their foundations. When the dust settles, the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in an urbanized society can be profound. Phone and water supplies can be disrupted for days, fires erupt, and even a small number of overpass collapses can snarl traffic for months. However, when one examines the collective responses of developed societies to major earthquake disasters in recent historic times, a somewhat surprising theme emerges: not only determination, but resilience; not only resilience, but acceptance; not only acceptance, but astonishingly, humor. Elastic rebound is one of the most basic tenets of modern earthquake science, the term that scientists use to describe the build-up and release of energy along faults. It is also the best metaphor for societal responses to major earthquakes in recent historic times. After The Earth Quakes focuses on this theme, using a number of pivotal and intriguing historic earthquakes as illustration. The book concludes with a consideration of projected future losses on an increasingly urbanized planet, including the near-certainty that a future earthquake will someday claim over a million lives. This grim prediction impels us to take steps to mitigate earthquake risk, the innately human capacity for rebound notwithstanding.

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