Geography

Structure of Tropical Cyclone Tropical cyclones are characterized by large pressure gradients. The center of the cyclone is mostly a warm and low-pressure, cloudless core…

Tsunamis Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that cause the sea-floor to move abruptly resulting in the sudden displacement of ocean water in the form of high…

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Earthquakes are by far the most unpredictable and highly destructive of all the natural disasters. Unlike other disasters, the damages caused by…

Effects of Earthquakes Earthquakes are by far the most unpredictable and highly destructive of all the natural disasters. As compared to these, the earthquakes associated…

Socio-Environmental Consequences of Earthquakes Earthquakes are by far the most unpredictable and highly destructive of all the natural disasters. The idea of an earthquake is…

Earthquakes in Indian Tectonic Plate Earthquakes are by far the most unpredictable and highly destructive of all the natural disasters. Earthquakes that are of tectonic…

Classification of Natural Disaster Human beings the world over have experienced disasters and have faced and lived with them. Now people are becoming aware and…

Soil Conservation is the name given to a handful of techniques aimed at preserving the soil. If soil erosion and exhaustion are caused by humans;…

Natural Hazards are elements of circumstances in the Natural environment that have the potential to cause harm to people or property or both. It is…

“Disaster is an undesirable occurrence resulting from forces that are largely outside human control, strikes quickly with little or no warning, which causes or threatens…