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High Resolution 1:10,000 scale Mapping Strategy of Multi ... - NDMA

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Volcanic<br />

eruption<br />

Avalanche/Snow<br />

storm<br />

Glacial lake<br />

outburst<br />

Erosion Forest fires Major air, water and<br />

Desertification Mangrove<br />

decline<br />

Coal fires Coral reef<br />

decline<br />

Lightning Coastal erosion Acid rain Oil spill<br />

Windstorm Greenhouse<br />

effect<br />

Ozone<br />

depletion<br />

land traffic accidents<br />

Nuclear accidents<br />

Chemical accidents<br />

Water/soil/air<br />

pollution<br />

Thunderstorm Sea level rise Groundwater<br />

Hailstorm<br />

pollution<br />

Electrical power<br />

breakdown<br />

Tornado/Cyclone Pesticides<br />

Table 2.1: Classification <strong>of</strong> disasters in gradual <strong>scale</strong> between purely natural and<br />

purely manmade<br />

Earthquakes result in largest amounts <strong>of</strong> losses and accounts for almost 35 per<br />

cent <strong>of</strong> losses across world, followed by 29 per cent in floods, 28 per cent in windstorms<br />

and 7 per cent in others. The selected approach is to determine disaster zoning from a<br />

set <strong>of</strong> available attributes that are considered to govern the hazards, while we examine<br />

the influence <strong>of</strong> each individual event that produce the final hazard.<br />

STATUS OF AVAILABILITY OF DISASTER RELATED MAPS<br />

In order to assess the susceptibility, important parameters include topography,<br />

bathymetry, storm track into coast proximity, and river network, vegetation, soils,<br />

meteorological parameters will be included. Digital Elevation Models have to be<br />

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