21. The 100 Most Expensive Natural Disasters Of The 20TH The 100 Most Expensive natural disasters of the 20TH Century 22, Australia,1982, drought, Oceania, Oceania, 6000000000 http://www.disastercenter.com/disaster/TOP100C.html

The 100 Most Expensive Natural Disasters of the 20TH Century Click Here to Visit our Sponsor Country Year Day Month Disaster Region Continent Damage.US$ Japan Earthquake E.Asia Asia Soviet Union Flood Russia.Fed Europe Soviet Union Earthquake Russia.Fed Europe China, P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia Italy Earthquake Euro.Union Europe United States Cycl.Hurr.Typh N.America Americas United States Earthquake N.America Americas Indonesia Wild fire SE.Asia Asia Korea, Dem P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia China, P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia United States Earthquake N.America Americas United States Flood N.America Americas Japan Earthquake E.Asia Asia Russia Flood Russia.Fed Europe United States Storm N.America Americas India Cycl.Hurr.Typh S.Asia Asia Japan Storm E.Asia Asia China, P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia China, P Rep Earthquake E.Asia Asia Iran, Islam Rep Earthquake S.Asia Asia China, P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia Australia Drought Oceania Oceania Italy Flood Euro.Union Europe China, P Rep Flood E.Asia Asia Japan Cycl.Hurr.Typh E.Asia Asia United States Cycl.Hurr.Typh N.America Americas NA Storm Euro.Union Europe Italy Earthquake Euro.Union Europe Spain Drought Euro.Union

22. Earth Observatory Feature: The Rising Cost Of Natural Hazards The cost of natural disasters is increasing, and some companies like MunichRe We’ve had worse volcanic eruptions, more severe storms, worse drought in http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/RisingCost/

As Hurricane Isabel moved inland from the Atlantic coast, it pushed a surge of water northwards into the Chesapeake Bay. The storm surge flooded many cities and towns on the shores of the bay and along its low-lying tributaries, including Alexandria, Virginia. (Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response team) As recently as the 1950s, the average cost of catastrophic events was a mere $3.9 billion per year. The cost of natural disasters is increasing, and some companies like Munich-Re say climate change is partly to blame. Others say that human factors like population growth and land use have more to do with the rising costs. Global climate models do predict that a warmer climate could lead to higher sea levels and coastal flooding, more intense storms, deadly heat waves, and more extreme flood-drought cycles in the twenty-first century. But what about today? Has humanity already begun to bear the cost of climate change? At the height of the flooding downtown Alexandria, Virginia, was inundated by as much as 6 feet of water. Residents were allowed back to their homes only after the water had subsided. (Photograph courtesy Federal Emergancey Management Agency Photo Library yet Since 1950, the cost of natural disasters worldwide has increased dramatically. Is this increase the result of disasters increasing in frequency and severity, or is there another cause, such as the growing human population? (Graph by Robert Simmon, based on data courtesy EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database (

23. Drought | Weather | Dry Spell | Natural Disasters | Fire |Crop Damage Imagine you didn t have to bathe. This might be fun at first but if water isn tavailable then things could get smelly. During a drought farmers and cities http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p892.htm

quick advanced Scroll down for the article Drought Dealing With Drought Imagine being told you can't have a bath ? For some of us this might be kinda cool, but after a few weeks the smell might change your mind. When there hasn't been rain for a long time and water has to be used sparingly you might need to go without a bath. But that's the only good thing about a drought A drought is a long period of dry weather that causes some serious problems like crop damage , a shortage of water, fire and dust. I'm not talking a week or two without rain . More like a few months to years . A drought isn't determined by the number of days that go by. It depends on the amount of moisture before and after the dry period and the length and size of the area without water If it doesn't rain for a while, farmers and cities can be in some serious trouble. It doesn't take long. A few weeks without rain will make people panic and crops shrivel . Nobody can wash their cars, water their lawn or take long showers . People and animals start dying of thirst and large areas are destroyed by dust storms or fire.

24. Teaching Resources - Natural Disasters Teaching Resources for Stages 4 5 natural disasters National droughtMitigation Center - includes drought watch, drought science, climatology, http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/resource/natdis.html

General Bushfires Floods Drought ... Tackling Disasters General It's a Disaster - a Year 6 cross-curricular unit of work based on Natural Disasters, includes a WebQuest, an E-pal project, library research and a technology design project, from FuturePD, Western Australia, pdf file requiring Acrobat Reader 4 http://www.futurepd.org/curriculum_materials.htm Natural Resources and Climate - from Natural Resources and Climate, NSW Department of Agriculture, topics inlcude Bushfire, Drought, Flood and Frost Damage http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/16 Community Risk in Mackay: A multi-hazard risk assessment - from Geoscience Australia http://www.agso.gov.au/map/mackay/ Community Risk in Cairns - from Geoscience Australia http://www.agso.gov.au/map/cairns/ Exploring Earth Hazards - from United States Geological Survey Learning Web http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_hazards.htm The Disaster Center http://www.disastercenter.com/ FEMA for Kids - from Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/kids/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Virtual Library and Reading Room - This is the Preparedness, Training and Exercises Room

25. BBC - Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Natural Disasters - Tidal Waves And Tsunam Could natural disasters devastate Britain? Quiz what do you know about disasters drought Driedout land Do you feel at risk from natural disasters? http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/tidalwaves.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index WEDNESDAY 21st September 2005 Text only Animals Prehistoric Life Space ... BBC Homepage In Hot Topics Alcohol Animal experiments Artificial Intelligence ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Hot Topics HOT TOPICS Updated January : 3 : 2005 Page Natural Disasters Contents Key points Earthquakes Volcanoes Could natural disasters devastate Britain Quiz : what do you know about disasters? Vote : do you feel at risk? Timeline of events Tidal Waves - Tsunamis Big waves Following the world's biggest recorded earthquake (measuring 9.5 on the Richter Scale) off the coast of Chile in 1960, a series of waves created havoc around the Pacific Rim. It caused 56 deaths in Hawaii, 32 deaths in the Philippines, and 138 deaths in Japan - 10,000 miles (16,000km) away. Tsunamis A tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a chain of fast moving waves caused by sudden trauma in the ocean. They can be generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or even the impact of meteorites. Tsunami are also incorrectly known as tidal waves, but unlike tidal waves they are not caused by changes in the tides. They are most common around the edge of the Pacific, where more than half of the world's volcanoes are found. These seismic surges can assault coastlines, often with little or no warning. Rocks weighing as much as 20 metric tonnes have been plucked from sea walls and carried 180m inland.

26. Rogue's Gallery Rogue s Gallery of natural disasters drought In recent years the world has beenplagued by severe droughts. During the summer months of 1980, 1988, http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/carbon/efrogues.html

Skip Navigation Rogue's Gallery of Natural Disasters: Drought In recent years the world has been plagued by severe droughts. During the summer months of 1980, 1988, and 1991 drought conditions covered much of the Central and Eastern portions of the United States. Drought struck again in 1993 in the southeastern states. According to NOAA, the combined damage costs for these relatively short droughts were estimated in the tens of billions of dollars, along with an estimated death toll of approximately 15,000 to 20,000. In 1997 droughts caused disasters in eight countries. Below are two digital maps of the American Midwest depicting climatic conditions during the summer of 1991 (left: drought conditions) and 1993 (right: heavy rainfall). The effects of decreased precipitation on agriculture can be seen by comparing the two images. The 1993 map shows a more extensive vegetative cover than the 1991 map. Images: From an article by Bradley C. Reed of the EROS Data Center. Click on the maps for a larger version.

27. Drought For Kids: How Droughts Affect Us To see how drought compares to other natural disasters, check out an NDMC comparisonof droughts, hurricanes, and floods. When drought occurs, it can have http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm

What is Drought? Maps and Graphs Tracking Drought Drought Impacts ... Home You are here: Home Drought Impacts How Droughts Affect Us When people hear the words natural disasters comparison of droughts, hurricanes, and floods When drought occurs, it can have many far-reaching impacts. That's because water is an important part of so many of our activities. We need water for everything from human, wildlife, and plant health; to washing dishes, river rafting, and fishing; to growing food, cooling engines, and producing electricity. When we don't have enough water for these activities, there will most often be a negative impact. We often talk about drought's impacts as either direct or indirect, because drought impacts can cause a chain reaction of events that lead to additional drought impacts. For example, a direct impact of drought may be that a farmer loses his wheat crop. An indirect effect is that the farmer may then not have as much money and can't buy a new tractor, reducing the income of the machinery dealership. If no one can afford to buy machinery, the dealership may eventually have to lay off employees or shut down the business, resulting in even more indirect impacts. This chain reaction of drought impacts is often called the ripple effect But drought does not always affect everyone negatively. Well drillers, for example, may be more in demand, and construction companies may have fewer rainy days to slow down their building progress. To prepare for drought, people need to figure out how drought will affect their own particular interests or activities.

28. Drought, Floods, & Prayer. - Infomation On Natural Disasters & Those Affected By Information for those concerned with the effects of drought floods on farmersand the land. Share prayer, stories, encouragement. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~sjhop/prayer.htm

George Walker. Introduction and guide to this site. Most of the links below will open in a new window. Latest World Weather News From Roger Brugge. The Latest Global Hazards and Significant Events Updated every Thursday by NOAA's National Climate Data Centre. Global Vegetation health map and Difference from last week renewed weekly, from NOAA (the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.) See also their Index to other vegetation resources Last Weeks International Weather and Crop Summary from the NOAA/USDA Joint Agricultural Weather Facility. US Seasonal Drought Outlook Map from NOAA's Climat Prediction Centre. US Drought Monitor from NDMC (National Drought Mitigation Center.) For information on those involved in the production of the Drought Monitor see About the Drought Monitor Breaking Droughts through prayer Examples Current US Weather conditions thanks to @griculture Online. From the ABC Australia. Latest Australian Drought Statement and Map from BoM Other information is available at the US National Drought Mitigation Center,

29. Natural Disasters Pathfinder natural disasters Destructive Forces of Nature Sections on tornadoes, volcanoes,tsunami, lightning, earthquakes, drought and hurricanes. http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/naturaldisasters/

Taft School Grade 4 Mrs. Hermetet Elementary School Pathfinders Lakewood City Schools Lakewood Public Library Web Sites PlanetDiary - Articles on the environmental state of our planet focusing on natural phenomena such as drought, earthquakes, fire, floods, tornadoes, tropical storms and volcanoes. Good background material with links to more. Earth Alert - News about current disasters around the globe from the Discovery Channel. Covers events such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, landslides, volcanoes and other weather-related events. For fun, check out the Amazing Earth Games: Disasters You Can Play at Home Build Your Own Avalanche Unleash a Superstorm Crumble California , and if you're feeling particularly powerful, try You Control the Earth and Destroy Life on Earth Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature - Sections on tornadoes, volcanoes, tsunami, lightning, earthquakes, drought and hurricanes. Disasters of Nature - Information on volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, avalanches and forest fires. Forces of Nature - A resource for learning about many types of natural disasters and severe weather.

30. Natural Disaster - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Common natural phenomena that can result in natural disasters A drought isa longlasting weather pattern consisting of dry conditions with very little http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster

Natural disaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A natural disaster is a catastrophe that occurs when a hazardous physical event (such as a volcanic eruption earthquake landslide hurricane , or any of the other natural phenomena listed below) precipitates extensive damage to property, a large number of casualties, or both. In areas where there are no human interests, natural phenomena do not result in natural disasters. A disaster is a social disruption that can occur at the level of the individual, the community, or the state (Kreps 1986). The extent of casualties and damage to property resulting from a natural disaster depends on the capacity of the population to resist the disaster (Bankoff et al. 2004). This understanding is crystallized in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability " (Blaikie, 1994). In 2000, the United Nations launched the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) to address the underlying causes of vulnerability and to build disaster-resilient communities by promoting increased awareness of the importance of disaster reduction as an integral component of sustainable development, with the goal of reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to hazards of all kinds (UN/ISDR, 2000). Contents Common natural phenomena that can result in natural disasters Blizzards and snowstorms Drought Earthquake ... Hurricanes, also known as Tropical Cyclone or Typhoon

31. Disaster - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Appearing to arise without direct human involvement, natural disasters are A drought is a longlasting weather pattern consisting of dry conditions with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster

Disaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A disaster (from Greek meaning, "bad star") is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life property , livelihood or industry often resulting in permanent changes to human societies ecosystems and environment . Disasters manifest as hazards exacerbating vulnerable conditions and exceeding individuals' and communities' means to survive and thrive. Most events included herein are compiled from United States Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security. The word's roots imply that when the stars are in a bad position, a disaster is about to happen. The Latin pejorative dis and astro , star (L. aster ), creating the Italian disastro , which came in to the English language in the 16th century (OED 1590) through the French desastre Contents Terminology: Disaster vs. catastrophe Categories of disaster Natural disasters Avalanche ... edit Terminology: Disaster vs. catastrophe The University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center differentiates disasters from emergencies and catastrophes as follows: Emergency : An event that may be managed locally without the need of added response measures or changes to procedure.

32. GEsource: Natural Disasters And Hazards - Droughts Section devoted to natural hazards, including tornadoes, earthquakes, drought natural disasters Destructive Forces of Nature Full GEsource record http://www.gesource.ac.uk/hazards/Droughts-Educational.html

Droughts Earthquakes Flooding Mass Movements ... Wildfires Natural Hazards Information Hazards Home Historical Events Satellite Images All Articles ... Current US Weather Droughts Resources Droughts Home Droughts Images Historical Droughts Events Droughts Articles ... US Hazards Database Droughts Websites Academic departments Case studies Databases Field studies ... Research Projects Other areas of GEsource Home World Guide Subject Packs Navigate: Droughts Home This page contains a selection of GEsource resources. There are 24 records in this section August 2003 : Hot Spell Full GEsource record This web page created by the United Kingdom Meteorological Office shows a table of highest maximum UK temperatures for 5 and 10 August 2003; highest extremes during 2003 using data available on 1 October; a section on maximum temperature extremes prior to 2003; and also a section on hot spells, with consecutive maximum temperatures over 30 degree Celsius. Keywords : droughts, heatwaves, temperatures, Great Britain, GB, United Kingdom, UK, Europe Bushfire Weather Full GEsource record This web page created by Pat Barling forms part of the Firebreak web site and provides information on meteorological conditions which increase the risk of bushfires. These conditions include: atmospheric stability, drought factor modelling. The page also provides an explanation of the Haines Index; information on the Byram-Keetch Drought Index; and the El Nino and the Southern Oscillation Index. Keywords : bush fires, bushfires, wildfires, droughts, natural hazards, natural disasters, weather, meteorology, models

33. GEsource: Natural Disasters And Hazards - Droughts Section devoted to natural hazards, including tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, Keywords natural hazards, drought, precipitation, famine, population http://www.gesource.ac.uk/hazards/Droughts-Lecture.html

Droughts Earthquakes Flooding Mass Movements ... Wildfires Natural Hazards Information Hazards Home Historical Events Satellite Images All Articles ... Current US Weather Droughts Resources Droughts Home Droughts Images Historical Droughts Events Droughts Articles ... US Hazards Database Droughts Websites Academic departments Case studies Databases Field studies ... Research Projects Other areas of GEsource Home World Guide Subject Packs Navigate: Droughts Home This page contains a selection of GEsource resources. There are 6 records in this section A-level Geography Room Full GEsource record This web site provides information for A-level students and teachers and is primarily divided into sections concerned with, natural agricultural, urban and industrial landscape. In addition there is a special section which includes, a Discussion Forum, exercises, quizzes, past exam paper analysis, fieldwork, teacher's desk, and how to prepare for the A-level examination. 'This website is jointly supported by Hong Kong Geographical Association, The Department of Geography and Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong'. Keywords : advanced level, AS, A2, A-levels, techniques, fieldwork, climate systems, landform system, biotic systems, man-environment relationships, farming, spatial patterns, urbanisation, industrialisation, hazards, floods, droughts, settlement theory, Christaller, land-rent, distance-decay, theoretical geography, urban structure, Burgess, Hoyt, Harris, Ullman, population densities, manufacturing, housing, transport, environment, case studies

34. One Big Village - Natural Disasters We have lots of natural disasters in Australia – droughts, floods, fires, drought does not lead to famine here. Injuries and deaths from natural http://www.worldvision.com.au/onebigvillage/content.asp?topicID=37

35. ECB Surf Report: Natural Disasters natural disasters Worldwide is a site for younger students from the Miami Museumof Science NOAA s drought Information Center has lots of good features, http://www.ecb.org/surf/disasters.htm

Your browser does not support JavaScript. Please use the text version of the archives menu below. Archives text only Contact us if you have questions or suggestions for the Surf Report! The text-only menu provides accessible and printer-friendly access to the Surf Report Archives. Natural Disasters (March 2005) Take a look at nature's violent side with these sites about geologic and weather events that can spell disaster for humans. (ECB also provides excellent video resources on natural disasteres for Wisconsin teachers.) Genera l l Tsunamis l Earthquakes l Volcanoes l Fires l Avalanches l Drought l Floods l Tornadoes l Hurricanes General The Federal Emergency Management Agency's FEMA Hazards page discusses many natural disasters, including earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, and winter storms. The Disaster Area , from the FEMA for Kids Web site, describes floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, thunderstorms, volcanoes, earthquakes, wildfires, and winter storms. Designed for elementary students, it includes historical facts and games.

36. EM-DAT OFDA/CRED Natural Disaster Country Profile Data on natural disasters is presented in three forms. Top 10, Summarized table Disaster, Date, Killed. Epidemic, 1920, 2000000. drought, 1942, 1500000 http://www.em-dat.net/disasters/Visualisation/profiles/natural-table-emdat.php?c

37. EM-DAT OFDA/CRED Natural Disaster Country Profile Disaster, Date, Affected. drought, Jul2005, 3600000 For some naturaldisasters (particularly floods and droughts) there is no exact day or month for http://www.em-dat.net/disasters/Visualisation/profiles/natural-table-emdat.php?c

38. Natural Disaster News At TerraDaily.com Com brings you daily news about natural disasters on Earth and what makes the Forest fires flare up again in droughthit Portugal as temperatures rise http://www.terradaily.com/disasterwire.html

SPACE DAILY TERRA DAILY SPACE WAR MARS DAILY ... SPACE MART Sep 21, 2005 robotic media orchestrated by humans SPACE MEDIA NETWORK EARTH WIRE DISASTER NEWS AIDS, SARS, PLAGUE EARTH OBSERVATION ... SEARCH TERRADAILY FREE SPACEDAILY NEWSLETTER Subscribe Unsubscribe SpaceDaily Marketplace Bed Room Furniture Home-based Power Stations Oil prices down as hurricane profits banked, OPEC ignored NEW YORK (AFP) Sep 20, 2005 World oil prices fell on Tuesday as traders banked profits gained from a fresh hurricane threat to US oil rigs, while the market dismissed an offer from the OPEC cartel to supply more crude. Bush on fifth tour of hurricane-ravaged US Gulf Coast NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Sep 20, 2005 President George W. Bush on Tuesday made his fifth tour in three weeks to evaluate the situation on the ground along the hurricane-battered US Gulf of Mexico coast, and heard a briefing on a new threat: Hurricane Rita. MIAMI (AFP) Sep 20, 2005 Hurricane Rita Tuesday barreled near a vulnerable chain of islands in southernmost Florida, heading to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on a track that could take it close to devastated New Orleans. AFP 24/7 News Wires - currently DISASTER.WIRE

39. Natural Disaster News At TerraDaily.com Com brings you daily news about natural disasters on Earth and what makes droughthit Portugal s natural parks have suffered 400 wildfires so far this http://www.terradaily.com/earthwire.html

SPACE DAILY TERRA DAILY SPACE WAR MARS DAILY ... SPACE MART Sep 19, 2005 robotic media orchestrated by humans SPACE MEDIA NETWORK EARTH WIRE DISASTER NEWS AIDS, SARS, PLAGUE EARTH OBSERVATION ... SEARCH TERRADAILY FREE SPACEDAILY NEWSLETTER Subscribe Unsubscribe SpaceDaily Marketplace Bed Room Furniture Home-based Power Stations Oil prices rise on storm Rita, before OPEC decision LONDON (AFP) Sep 19, 2005 World oil prices rose on Monday on supply concerns as a new tropical storm threatened crude production in the Gulf of Mexico, while OPEC looked set to maintain its current oil production quota. ATHENS (AFP) Sep 19, 2005 Hurricane Katrina has been a "revelation of the racism prevalent in the United States", a UN official said in an interview with a Greek daily published Monday. Top New Orleans relief officials to meet to iron out dispute NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Sep 19, 2005 Top federal and local relief officials were to hold a summit Monday in a bid to iron out their dispute over whether it is safe for thousands of New Orleans residents to return to their hurricane-battered city. AFP 24/7 News Wires - currently EARTH.WIRE

40. NATURAL HAZARDS The major natural disasters that occur periodically in this region are largelydue to The droughtprone countries in this region are Afghanistan, Iran, http://www.rrcap.unep.org/apeo/Chp1h-nathazards.html

Chapter 1 : Emerging Issues Home Table of Contents Executive Summary Chp. 1 ... Chp. 2 Natural Hazards Many of the Asia and Pacific developing countries are situated in the world’s hazard belts and are subject to floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes, windstorms, tidal waves and land slides, etc. The major natural disasters that occur periodically in this region are largely due to climatic and seismic factors. The region has suffered 50 per cent of the world’s major natural disasters (ESCAP, 1995a). Since the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction began in 1990, the total number of deaths due to natural disasters in the region has exceeded 200,000 and the estimated damage to property over this period has been estimated at US$ 100 billion (ESCAP, 1995a). Vulnerability to disasters has increased due to the increased aggregation of people in urban centres, environmental degradation, and a lack of planning and preparedness. The estimated number of people affected by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region during 1980–90 is given in Figure 18 . Disasters can result from: meteorological phenomena such as typhoons and hurricanes, sheet flooding and marine and river-based floods;

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