Hazardous environments
1. Understanding risk and hazards
EMDAT has long been our hazard database of choice and has a great table with a classification of natural and human hazards, as well as their definitions of hazard and disaster.
MunichRE's NatCat SERVICE analysis tool is an easy-to-use and fantastic way of exploring the trends in hazard events around the world since 1980.
EMDAT has long been our hazard database of choice and has a great table with a classification of natural and human hazards, as well as their definitions of hazard and disaster.
MunichRE's NatCat SERVICE analysis tool is an easy-to-use and fantastic way of exploring the trends in hazard events around the world since 1980.
2. Cause and characteristics of natural hazards
3. Measuring the magnitude of natural hazards
4. Why do people live in hazard zones?
5. Why are some countries or places more vulnerable than others?
6. Managing earthquakes in contrasting countries
