Earthquake and Atmospheric Hazards
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Editor -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Hazards -- 1.1. Hazards: Meaning and Concept -- 1.2. Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Classification -- 1.3. Earthquake -- 1.4. Floods -- 1.5. Cyclone -- 1.6. Types of Environmental Health Hazards -- 1.7. Exposure to Hazards -- 1.8. Causes for Environmental Damage -- 1.9. Principles of Hazard Management -- 1.10. Environmental Pollution -- 1.11. Conclusion -- 1.12. Case Study: Earthquake: New Zealand - Rich -- 1.13. Case Study: Haiti, 2010 -- References -- Chapter 2 Natural Hazards vs. Natural Disasters -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The Climate System -- 2.3. How Global Warming Impacts The Parameters of Weather -- 2.4. Modifications In Severe Weather Events Are Being Observed -- 2.5. Warming Supercharging Extreme Weather -- 2.6. Global Warming Creates More Intense and More Frequent Tornadoes -- 2.7. Ways to Cope With Severe Weather -- 2.8. Impact of Temperature Change -- 2.9. Change in Climate and its Impacts -- 2.10. Effects of Climate Change -- 2.11. Types of Natural Hazards -- 2.12. Effects of Natural Hazards -- 2.13. Human Responses to Natural Hazards -- 2.14. Case Study -- References -- Chapter 3 Climate Change and Extreme Events -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Knowledge of Earth Warming -- 3.3. Greenhouse Gases Lead to Global Warming -- 3.4. Elements of A Strategic Approach to Deal With Climate Change -- 3.5. Climate Change and Need of Adaptation -- 3.6. Earth Needs Adaptation -- 3.7. Benefits of Adaptation -- 3.8. International Convention on Climate Change -- 3.9. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- 3.10. Impacts of Climate Change in Various Parts of the Globe -- 3.11. Conclusion -- 3.12. Case Study -- References