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Natural disaster
About: Natural disaster is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5456 publications have been published within this topic receiving 104808 citations. The topic is also known as: natural calamity & natural hazard.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the potential effect of sea level rise on community vulnerability to future hurricanes, and assessed variations in socioeconomic exposure in Sarasota County, FL, to contemporary hurricane storm-surge hazards and to storm surge hazards enhanced by sea-level rise scenarios.
155 citations
01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) is responsible for flood management in Malaysia and as an engineering-based organization, DID's approach is largely focused on structural measures in controlling floods and lacks a holistic approach towards flood management.
Abstract: Malaysia lies in a geographically stable region, relatively free from natural disasters, but is affected by flooding, landslides, haze and other man-made disasters. Disaster management in Malaysia is traditionally based almost entirely on a government-centric top-down approach. Because Malaysia’s main risk comes from flooding, national disaster mitigation institutions largely target monsoon flooding. However, this mechanism is less than effective and should be re-modeled into something more pro-active. The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) is responsible for flood management. However, as an engineering-based organization, DID’s approach is largely focused on structural measures in controlling floods and lacks a holistic approach towards flood management. There is also a need for greater stakeholder participation, especially from NGOs at all levels in the disaster cycle. Malaysia should build capacity for NGOs, local communities and disaster victims. Disaster management mechanisms should also adopt more non-structural measures, bring in state-of-the-art technology and cooperate internationally with other countries for addressing transboundary disasters.
153 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined mass media depictions of major American natural disasters that occurred between 2000 and 2010 and found that media coverage tends to focus on the current impact of disasters on humans, the built environment, and the natural environment; disaster economics is an important topic; disaster media coverage generally focuses on the state and region related to the event; and disaster news is largely about what is happening now.
Abstract: This research examines mass media depictions of major American natural disasters that occurred between 2000 and 2010. Results indicate that mass media cover natural disasters for shorter periods of time than they do other issues; that media coverage tends to focus on the current impact of disasters on humans, the built environment, and the natural environment; that disaster economics is an important topic; that disaster media coverage generally focuses on the state and region related to the event; and that disaster news is largely about what is happening now.
151 citations
TL;DR: Most, but not all, of the evidence presented indicates that child abuse escalates after major disasters, including Hurricane Hugo, the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and Hurricane Andrew.
150 citations