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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. REMEMBERING 2OO7

THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD, WILDFIRE, AND UN REPORT ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. REMEMBERING 2OO7 . A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. REMEMBERING 2OO7

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  1. THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD, WILDFIRE, AND UN REPORT ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. REMEMBERING 2OO7 A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. ALONG WITH SOCIETAL IMPACTS FROM:EARTHQUAKES,VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, AND TSUNAMIS; HURRICANES, TYPHOONS AND TORNADOES; LANDSLIDES, DROUGHTS AND WILDFIRES; HEAT WAVES, AND GLOBAL WARMING FRAGILE PLANET EARTH HEAT AND WARM AIR: A PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTER

  3. Thousands killed and injured. Hundreds of thousands of homes inundated or destroyed. Infrastructure damaged and destroyed. Toxic materials released into the air, water, and soil. Health care needs sharply increased everywhere. Millions evacuated and hundreds of thousands displaced. Livelihoods of hundreds of millions adversely affected. $ Tens of billions in insured and uninsured economic losses.. SOCIETAL IMPACTS DURING 2007

  4. We must consider the possible impact of global climate change on the global distribution of floods, landslides, droughts, and wildfires. Hurricanes and typhoons are seasonal, Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes have tectonic origins. Warmer air and warmer water are a Rx for tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons. Warmer air can hold more water and will unleash more energy, making wind fields and storms stronger, surges higher, and rainfall heavier. This mechanism may explain an observed increase during 2007 in flash floods and riverine floods in Europe and Asia.. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

  5. GLOBAL WARMING: AN EMERGING ISSUE THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ENTIRE PLANET AND FUTURE GENERATIONS “UNEQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE” OF A WARMING PLANET EARTH UN REPORT NOVEMBER 2007

  6. A WARMING EARTH: SEPT 25, 2007

  7. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: A CONTINUING AND IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS? • Small European glaciers are already melting as evidence of the effects of global warming.

  8. EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, AND TSUNAMIS EVIDENCE OF A RESTLESS PLANET EARTH

  9. M 7.7 QUAKE IN CHILE DESTROYS 40 % OF TOCOPILLA’S HOUSING: NOVEMBER 14, 2007

  10. MOUNT SOPUTAN, INDONESIA: OCTOBER 25, 2007

  11. THOUSANDS EVACUATE MOUNT KELUD, INDONESIA: OCT 19- NOV 4

  12. VOLCANO KARANGETANGA, INDONESIA: OCTOBER 16, 2007

  13. VOLCANO BULUSAN AWAKENS: THE PHILIPPINES, OCT 10, 2007

  14. JABAL-AL-TAIR ISLAND, YEMEN: OCT 1, 2007

  15. M8.4, M7.9, AND 6.2 EARTH-QUAKES/TSUNAMI: SEPT 12-13

  16. M8.0 MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKE: AUGUST 15, 2007

  17. M6.6 EARTHQUAKE: KASHIWAZAKI, JAPAN: JULY 2007

  18. EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN SOLOMON ISLANDS: APRIL 2007

  19. EARTHQUAKE IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO: APRIL 2007

  20. EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA: MARCH 2007

  21. CARIBBEAN EARTHQUAKENOVEMBER 29, 2007 The strongest in the region in over 50 years.

  22. 2007 Regional Seismicity Seismicity map showing earthquake activity in the eastern Caribbean from January-August 2007

  23. The Earthquake The epicenter: 14.9° north 61.2° west [east of Martinique] Magnitude: 7.4 Depth: about 121 km lasted for approximately 20 seconds No tsunami warning was issued

  24. Impacts Massive fear among the population. 0 dead 0 homeless 2 injured damaged buildings Martinique Credit: BBC.com 24

  25. LANDSLIDES EVIDENCE OF A RESTLESS PLANET EARTH

  26. LANDSLIDE BURIES SAN JUAN GRIJALVA: NOVEMBER 4-6, 2007

  27. LANDSLIDE CAUSED BY UNSTABLE SLOPE: LA JOLLA, CA: OCT 3, 2007

  28. LANDSLIDE IN LA JOLLA: OCTOBER 3, 2007

  29. LANDSLIDE CAUSED BY MONSOON RAINS IN INDIA: SEPT 2007

  30. LANDSLIDE FOLLOWING FLOODING IN CHINA: JULY 2007

  31. LANDSLIDE FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS IN MEXICO: JULY 2007

  32. HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, CYCLONES, TIDAL SURGES, NOR’EASTERS, SANTA ANAS, AND TORNADOES EVIDENCE OF PLANET EARTH’S WILD WEATHER

  33. CYCLONE SIDR OVER BAY OF BENGAL ENROUTE TO BANGLADESH: NOVEMBER 14, 2007

  34. TIDAL SURGE: GREAT YARMOUTH, EASTERN ENGLAND, NOV 9, 2007

  35. NOEL BECOMES A CAT 1 HURRICANE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007

  36. SUPER TYPHOON KROSA: TAIWAN AND CHINA, OCTOBER 5, 2007

  37. TYPHOONS LEKIMA (RIGHT) AND KROSA (LEFT): OCT 4

  38. TYPHOON LEKIMA: VIETNAM, OCTOBER 3- 4, 2007

  39. SUPER TYPHOON LEKIMA: QIANGHAI RIVER, OCTOBER 2, 2007

  40. SUPER TYPHOON WIPHA WITH WINDS OF 180 KI/HR: SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

  41. SUPER TYPHOON WIPHA AFFECTS SHANGHAI: SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

  42. HUMBERTO, AN INSTANT HURRICANE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

  43. HURRICANE FELIX: CUMMULATIVE PATH: 1- 4 SEPTEMBER

  44. TYPHOON SEPAT: PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, AND CHINA: AUGUST 1

  45. TYPHOON FETOW STRIKES JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

  46. HURRICANE DEAN: PASSING THROUGH CARIBBEAN, AUGUST 17

  47. TROPICAL STORM ERIN: HOUSTON AUGUST, 14, 2007

  48. HURRICANE FLOSSIE HEADED FOR HAWAII: AUGUST 14, 2007

  49. TYPHOON MAN-YI: JULY 2007

  50. TORNADO IN GREENSBORO, KANSAS: MAY 2007

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