scholarly journals Multidisciplinarity in Research of Extreme Solar Energy Influences on Natural Disasters

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 974
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Nina ◽  
Vladimir Srećković ◽  
Milan Radovanović
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Extreme Events ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Energetic Particle ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Solar Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Wide Community

The atmosphere is a very sensitive medium to extraterrestrial forces, most importantly, solar electromagnetic radiation and energetic particle intrusion. This released intense solar activity can cause sudden disturbances in the Earth’s atmosphere and further create ground telecommunication interferences, blackouts, transportation problems, water supply problems, potential health effects, as well as natural disasters, such as forest fires. These extreme events can cause billions of dollars of damage and impact individuals, families, communities, and societies. For this reason, it is of crucial importance to investigate the connections between this extreme activity and natural disasters, and further develop ways to prevent, prepare against, and respond to them. The aim of this special issue is to engage a wide community of scientists to de-fragment broaden and improve our knowledge in this field. We invite researchers from all relevant fields to publish their recent investigations in this special issue.

Potential Impacts of Extreme Heat and Bushfires on Dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 969-978
Author(s):  
Taya L. Farugia ◽  
Carla Cuni-Lopez ◽  
Anthony R. White
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Extreme Heat ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia

Australia often experiences natural disasters and extreme weather conditions such as: flooding, sandstorms, heatwaves, and bushfires (also known as wildfires or forest fires). The proportion of the Australian population aged 65 years and over is increasing, alongside the severity and frequency of extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. Extreme heat can affect the entire population but particularly at the extremes of life, and patients with morbidities. Frequently identified as a vulnerable demographic in natural disasters, there is limited research on older adults and their capacity to deal with extreme heat and bushfires. There is a considerable amount of literature that suggests a significant association between mental disorders such as dementia, and increased vulnerability to extreme heat. The prevalence rate for dementia is estimated at 30%by age 85 years, but there has been limited research on the effects extreme heat and bushfires have on individuals living with dementia. This review explores the differential diagnosis of dementia, the Australian climate, and the potential impact Australia’s extreme heat and bushfires have on individuals from vulnerable communities including low socioeconomic status Indigenous and Non-Indigenous populations living with dementia, in both metropolitan and rural communities. Furthermore, we investigate possible prevention strategies and provide suggestions for future research on the topic of Australian bushfires and heatwaves and their impact on people living with dementia. This paper includes recommendations to ensure rural communities have access to appropriate support services, medical treatment, awareness, and information surrounding dementia.

scholarly journals Return Migration after Natural Disasters

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikiyasu Nakayama ◽  
Nicholas Nicholas Bryner ◽  
Satoru Mimura
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Return Migration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Post Disaster

This special issue features policy priorities, public perceptions, and policy options for addressing post-disaster return migration in the United States, Japan, and a couple of Asian countries. It includes a series of case studies in these countries, which are based on a sustained dialogue among scholars and policymakers about whether and how to incentivize the return of displaced persons, considering social, economic, and environmental concerns. The research team, composed of researchers from Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United States, undertook a collaborative and interdisciplinary research process to improve understanding about how to respond to the needs of those displaced by natural disasters and to develop policy approaches for addressing post-disaster return. The research focused on the following three key issues: objectives of return migration (whether to return, in what configuration, etc.), priorities and perceptions that influence evacuees’ decision-making regarding return, and policies and practices that are used to pursue return objectives. This special issue includes ten articles on the following disaster cases: the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Great Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, and the Great Sumatra Island Earthquake in 2009. Important lessons for the future were secured out of these case studies, covering the entire phase of return, namely planning, implementation, and monitoring.

Overlapping variations of energetic particle fluxes near the minimum of solar activity

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-562
Author(s):  
A. Geranios ◽  
S. Fischer ◽  
M. Vandas ◽  
K. Kudela
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Energetic Particle ◽  
Particle Fluxes

Preface to the Japanese Special Issue Volume 13; Regional projections applied to natural disasters

2013 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a
Author(s):  
Shigeki Murakami ◽  
Maki Tsujimura ◽  
Yosuke Yamashiki
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Special Issue

Military-Civilian Collaboration for Disaster Medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
Karl-Wilhelm Wedel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Surgeon General ◽  
Severe Accidents ◽  
The Subject

The subject of disaster medicine may seem suspect to those who say that it means to prepare for war. Others maintain that in the FRG we need not concern ourselves with disaster medicine because “disasters in this country seem unlikely.” I consider those claims absurd. I will try to point out possibilities for medical support by the West German Bundeswehr (Federal Armed Forces) in the event of natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, forest fires) or in severe accidents (e.g., traffic, aircraft, railway) where suitable civilian helpers or equipment are unavailable or are available only in insufficient numbers or too late. The Federal Armed Forces' Medical Service, according to legislation, is part of the Armed Forces, organized for defense. The medical service has to provide free medical care for military personnel, and protect, maintain or restore as far as possible the health of military personnel. Moreover, it is a matter of course in our country to employ the medical service of the Bundeswehr for aid in natural disasters or major accidents. For this purpose, the Surgeon General, Federal Armed Forces, in March 1982, issued guidelines on which I will primarily base my remarks.

On the energetic particle fluxes at 5 AU associated with the April/May 1998 solar activity: Ulysses observations

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Marsden ◽  
D. Lario ◽  
T. R. Sanderson ◽  
M. Maksimovic ◽  
A. Balogh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Energetic Particle ◽  
Particle Fluxes

scholarly journals CPI Welcomes Carol Lee's Special Issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abdi ◽  
Ali Abdi
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The South ◽  
Nation States

CPI Welcomes Carol Lee’s Illustrated Anthology of Poetry:No ReturnCarol Lee’s Special Issue is well timed given the magnitude of the recent natural disasters experienced in several tropical and subtropical parts of North America, as well as in south Asia, and the toll on human lives as millions are forced to relocate or flee their homes and seek asylum elsewhere because of wars, persecution, and discrimination. With clarity and precision, Lee’s Special Issue, unapologetically specifically questions, responses by leaders and citizens in northern nation-states to impacts of man-made and natural disasters and tragedies, especially in the south.

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