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Page 1 of 46 Hydro Flood 1 Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters Conditions that cause floods include heavy or steady rain for several hours or days that saturates. These disasters are on occasion particularly severe in the Bay of Bengal region The northern part of the Bay of Bengal is known for its potent ial to generate dangerous high storm tides a major killer when associated with cyclonic st orms In the pas Lidar-Derived DEMs. Stereo DTM. (Topographic Surface). R. eference image of the traditional stereo-compiled DTM. Built from Masspoints and Breaklines . Much coarser resolution than lidar. Demonstrates the familiar and usually expected character of a topographic DEM. WORLD AT RISK. What you should achieve this lesson. Know some key terms in relation to the topic. Understand how to classify different hazard types. Recognise the difference between a natural hazard and a disaster. Value Chains. Jeffrey K .Lazo, PhD. Director – Societal Impacts Program. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Zagreb, Croatia. Monday, 29 June 2015. 1600-1630. NMHS Mission . and Functions. UK . in Secondary Cities in Asia Case studies on mitigating disasters in Asia and the Pacific The Boy Who Cried, “Wolf!” or Why a Community-based Alert System is a good idea. A community ini Statistics 2011. 332 Natural Disasters were recorded. Killed 30,773 people. 244.7 million victims of these disasters. Costs $366.1 billion. China, the United States, the Philippines, India and Indonesia constitute together the top 5 countries that are most frequently hit by natural disasters. . Cyclone . Thunderstorm. Wild fire. What is the connection between these pictures?. Tsunami . Land slide. What is the connection between these pictures?. Floods. Drought . Answers. Cyclone Thunderstorms Wildfire. Earthquakes, Tsunamis. Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Ice Storms. Volcano's. H1N1, . Zika. Virus. Forest Fires. Plague of Locusts. Joel. I. Something To Tell Your Children About . 1-4. Hear 2a. Question 2b. CEE . 6440 . – . GIS in Water . Resources Term Project . Adel M. . Abdallah. Dec. 3, 2013. Outline . Background and Motivation . Objective . Methods . Result . and Conclusions . Background and Motivation. . STATUS REPORT . Lamin. Mai . Touray. , Project Director. Ousman. . Jarjusey. , Project Coordinator. Bubu Pateh Jallow, Chief Technical Adviser. Department of Water Resources. 7 Marina Parade, Banjul. (one of two entity hidrometeorological services in Bosnia and Herzegovina). . ICSEED 1. 3. th Session , . Banja Luka. 28-29 April 201. 4.RS. B&H. INFORMAL . CONFERENCE. OF SOUTH-EAST. EUROPE . study of the distribution and control of health-related issues, including diseases . leaving an area to escape a potential disaster. the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. Word Bank. Bioterrorism. Carbon monoxide. Epidemiology. Evacuation. Outbreak. Public Health. study of the distribution and control of health-related issues, including diseases . leaving an area to escape a potential disaster. role – single voice principle. – . European. . cooperation. Eric Petermann, . Executive. . Director. Roles. of . weather. services. Operate. national . observing. . systems. Cooperate. . with.