This document discusses different types of natural and human-made disasters. It provides details on several specific disaster types including floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land instabilities, droughts, and technological hazards. For each disaster type, it outlines typical causes, parameters for measuring severity, elements at risk, onset and warning signs, and main mitigation strategies. The goal is to assess hazards, map risks, and reduce impacts of disasters through preparedness and prevention measures.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of natural and man-made disasters. It discusses natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts and tornadoes. It also covers man-made disasters and technological hazards like industrial accidents, fires and oil spills. The document emphasizes that while hazards may occur naturally, it is the vulnerability of human settlements and lack of emergency management that turns these events into disasters that cause loss of life and property damage. Developing nations are often the most impacted due to greater exposure and fewer resources to build resilience against disasters.
The document discusses disasters and their impacts. It defines a disaster as a sudden event that disrupts normal life and exceeds available resources. Disasters can be natural or man-made. The impacts of disasters include physical damage and injury as well as social and economic disruption. A disaster impact assessment evaluates development projects to identify risks and ways to reduce damages from potential disasters. It considers natural hazards like floods as well as technological hazards caused by infrastructure failures. The assessment aims to incorporate appropriate countermeasures into project design, construction, and management.
Natural and human-caused disasters can cause widespread damage and loss of life. The document defines key terms related to disaster management including disaster, hazard, vulnerability, risk, and defines several types of disasters including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclones, droughts, landslides, bushfires. For each type of disaster, the characteristics, potential effects, and general countermeasures are described. The goal of disaster management is to reduce risks and impacts of disasters through preparedness, mitigation and effective response.
An oil rig drilling into a salt mine caused a technological disaster at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana in 1980. The drill punctured the roof of the mine, draining the freshwater lake into the hole and dissolving the salt deposits underground. The resulting whirlpool sucked in the rig, barges, and surrounding land. Over a decade later, the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history when a failed safety test led to explosions and fires that released radioactive contamination across Europe.
This document discusses different types of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. It provides definitions of weapons of mass destruction and notes they can kill large numbers of people and cause significant damage. The document outlines some historical uses of chemical weapons in World War I and discusses the threats posed by nuclear weapons. It also provides some safety tips in the event of a nuclear attack and gives a brief overview of the development and use of biological weapons throughout history.
This document discusses various types of man-made disasters including nuclear accidents, chemical disasters, biological disasters, global warming, terrorist attacks, and pollution. It provides examples of specific nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It also discusses the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in India and the devastating impacts of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Throughout, it emphasizes that man-made disasters can have widespread and long-lasting effects on humanity through environmental degradation, weapons of mass destruction, and industrial accidents.
The document discusses the Chernobyl disaster, the worst man-made disaster in history. On April 26, 1986, a explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The explosion was caused by operator error during a safety test which allowed the reactor power to rapidly increase out of control. This caused a fire and the nuclear reactor core was exposed, releasing massive amounts of radiation. Nearby cities had to be evacuated and large areas became uninhabitable for decades due to high radiation levels. The disaster directly caused dozens of deaths and long term effects included many cases of thyroid cancer and other illnesses. Even today, the area around the plant is highly contaminated and will likely remain uninhabitable for over
This document discusses different types of natural and human-made disasters. It provides details on several specific disaster types including floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land instabilities, droughts, and technological hazards. For each disaster type, it outlines typical causes, parameters for measuring severity, elements at risk, onset and warning signs, and main mitigation strategies. The goal is to assess hazards, map risks, and reduce impacts of disasters through preparedness and prevention measures.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of natural and man-made disasters. It discusses natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts and tornadoes. It also covers man-made disasters and technological hazards like industrial accidents, fires and oil spills. The document emphasizes that while hazards may occur naturally, it is the vulnerability of human settlements and lack of emergency management that turns these events into disasters that cause loss of life and property damage. Developing nations are often the most impacted due to greater exposure and fewer resources to build resilience against disasters.
The document discusses disasters and their impacts. It defines a disaster as a sudden event that disrupts normal life and exceeds available resources. Disasters can be natural or man-made. The impacts of disasters include physical damage and injury as well as social and economic disruption. A disaster impact assessment evaluates development projects to identify risks and ways to reduce damages from potential disasters. It considers natural hazards like floods as well as technological hazards caused by infrastructure failures. The assessment aims to incorporate appropriate countermeasures into project design, construction, and management.
Natural and human-caused disasters can cause widespread damage and loss of life. The document defines key terms related to disaster management including disaster, hazard, vulnerability, risk, and defines several types of disasters including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclones, droughts, landslides, bushfires. For each type of disaster, the characteristics, potential effects, and general countermeasures are described. The goal of disaster management is to reduce risks and impacts of disasters through preparedness, mitigation and effective response.
An oil rig drilling into a salt mine caused a technological disaster at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana in 1980. The drill punctured the roof of the mine, draining the freshwater lake into the hole and dissolving the salt deposits underground. The resulting whirlpool sucked in the rig, barges, and surrounding land. Over a decade later, the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history when a failed safety test led to explosions and fires that released radioactive contamination across Europe.
This document discusses different types of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. It provides definitions of weapons of mass destruction and notes they can kill large numbers of people and cause significant damage. The document outlines some historical uses of chemical weapons in World War I and discusses the threats posed by nuclear weapons. It also provides some safety tips in the event of a nuclear attack and gives a brief overview of the development and use of biological weapons throughout history.
This document discusses various types of man-made disasters including nuclear accidents, chemical disasters, biological disasters, global warming, terrorist attacks, and pollution. It provides examples of specific nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It also discusses the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in India and the devastating impacts of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Throughout, it emphasizes that man-made disasters can have widespread and long-lasting effects on humanity through environmental degradation, weapons of mass destruction, and industrial accidents.
The document discusses the Chernobyl disaster, the worst man-made disaster in history. On April 26, 1986, a explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The explosion was caused by operator error during a safety test which allowed the reactor power to rapidly increase out of control. This caused a fire and the nuclear reactor core was exposed, releasing massive amounts of radiation. Nearby cities had to be evacuated and large areas became uninhabitable for decades due to high radiation levels. The disaster directly caused dozens of deaths and long term effects included many cases of thyroid cancer and other illnesses. Even today, the area around the plant is highly contaminated and will likely remain uninhabitable for over
Disaster management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. The main goal is to minimize losses during a disaster through organized and efficient response. This involves understanding potential hazards, establishing early warning systems, coordinating response teams and resources, and securing critical utilities. Conducting mock drills helps improve preparedness by clarifying roles and testing response procedures.
This document defines and discusses man-made disasters. It notes that man-made disasters are caused directly by human actions, whether intentional or unintentional. Several types of man-made disasters are described in detail, including structural collapses, transportation accidents, oil spills, arson, deforestation, and more. Causes of man-made disasters include human error, negligence, ignorance, and technological failures. The impacts on human well-being, economies, and societies are also summarized.
The document summarizes the key findings of a study by the Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin on the environmental and health impacts of shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing. The study found: 1) No evidence that hydraulic fracturing contaminated groundwater, but some surface spills posed risks; 2) Methane in water was likely from natural sources; 3) State regulations varied and lacked enforcement in some areas like wastewater disposal; 4) Media coverage of fracking was overwhelmingly negative despite little mention of scientific research finding few environmental impacts.
This document summarizes a student presentation on global warming. It discusses the scientific evidence that global warming is occurring due to human greenhouse gas emissions, and some of the potential consequences like increased extreme weather, sea level rise, and impacts to ecosystems. It also briefly outlines political discussions around limiting greenhouse gas emissions through agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol.
This document summarizes different types of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, tornadoes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, landslides, fires, and industrial hazards. For each type of disaster, it provides a definition and examples of management strategies such as making evacuation plans, preparing emergency supplies, and safety precautions during the disaster event.
This document discusses different types of natural hazards including geological hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. It provides details on the impact of specific past events in the Philippines and recommends preparedness, response, and rehabilitation strategies. These include evaluating building safety, developing evacuation plans, staying away from damaged areas, and obtaining disaster information from radio after an event occurs. The goal is to minimize harm and casualties from natural hazards through preparedness before, appropriate response during, and rehabilitation after such events.
Man-made disasters are caused by human intent, error, or failed systems. Examples include transportation accidents from negligence, nuclear bombs that result from intent, and rampant fires from various causes. Major man-made disasters of the past include the Chernobyl nuclear accident which released radiation across Europe in 1986, the Bhopal gas leak from a pesticide plant in India that exposed over 500,000 and killed up to 15,000 in 1984, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989 that spilled over 11 million gallons of oil. To prevent future disasters, we must be careful, control dangers quickly once started, remove hazardous materials proactively, not drink and drive or cut corners on safety,
Man-made disasters can result from technological or human-caused hazards such as industrial accidents, fires, transport accidents, terrorism, and more. Examples of man-made disasters discussed in the document include the AMRI Hospital fire in Kolkata, a building collapse in Delhi, train derailments in Madhya Pradesh, and riots in Bangalore. Natural disasters arise from natural earth processes and can cause damage and economic losses. Types described are avalanches, earthquakes, sinkholes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis along with examples of each.
This document discusses man-made disasters (anthropogenic hazards) caused by human action or inaction. It focuses on two specific types of anthropogenic hazards: fires and industrial pollution. For fires, it describes common causes like electrical accidents, smoking, kitchen accidents, and heating equipment. It also outlines the different classes of fires and characteristics of fires. For industrial pollution, it discusses major causes like lack of pollution policies, outdated technologies, and inefficient waste disposal. It then describes the effects of industrial pollution on water, soil, air quality, wildlife, global warming, and biodiversity. Finally, it provides some ways to control and reduce industrial and pollution through source control, recycling, and enforcing stricter regulations.
This document discusses different types of man-made disasters including fire accidents, nuclear disasters, chemical disasters, and biological disasters. It provides details on the causes, effects, and examples of each type. For fire accidents, it notes common causes like faulty wiring or smoking and the impacts of property damage and health issues. Nuclear disasters are described as being caused by reactor meltdowns which can release radioactive steam and debris. Chemical disasters result from accidental releases of hazardous substances that can sicken or injure people. Biological disasters spread diseases and microbes among populations. Each type of disaster is examined with examples like the Fukushima nuclear accident and Bhopal chemical disaster.
This document summarizes key points about climate change:
1) Global climate change is occurring and human emissions are a major cause. Temperatures have risen 0.13-0.3°C per decade since 1900.
2) Continued emissions will likely cause further warming of 1.4-5.8°C by 2100, raising sea levels by 9-88cm and increasing extreme weather events.
3) Solutions discussed include transitioning to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, and industry, and implementing carbon pricing or taxes.
This document discusses an environmental impact assessment for port development and operations. It begins by outlining the steps in an environmental impact assessment, including requirements definition, impact assessment, evaluation of alternatives, and formulation of impact interdependence. It then lists various ecological considerations for ports, such as effects on water motion, marine life, pollution from vessels and cargo handling, noise, and interference with other land and sea uses. Next, it discusses physical impacts on the local environment from port facilities and operations, as well as the physical and chemical effects of oil spills on surface, above surface, and subsurface areas. It concludes by mentioning secondary buildup of impacts and effects on the social environment.
This document provides an introduction to key concepts related to hazards and disasters, including definitions of hazard, disaster, vulnerability, risk, and resilience. It also classifies hazards into three main types - natural, technological, and environmental degradation. Natural hazards are further divided into geological and hydrometeorological categories. The document discusses characteristics of hazards such as frequency, duration, speed of onset, predictability and manageability. It also differentiates between disasters and hazards and provides examples of common disaster types. Finally, it covers the concept of carbon footprint and ways to reduce it.
EA / ATSE joint seminar Engineering for Extreme Natural EventsEngineers Australia
This document provides an abstract for a seminar titled "Earth, Wind, Fire, Water: Engineering for Extreme Natural Events" that was held on September 15th, 2011. The seminar focused on engineering challenges related to earthquakes, high-speed winds, bushfires, and large water waves. There were four main presentations on each topic area followed by a panel discussion that highlighted common themes and challenges across the different extreme events. The seminar concluded that engineering education and practice needs to accommodate a greater frequency and severity of natural disasters and emphasized the importance of communication and collaboration between engineers, decision-makers, planners, and other stakeholders.
Tropical storms form over warm ocean waters and can cause widespread damage through strong winds, heavy rain, storm surges, and flooding. They are monitored and forecast by agencies who issue warnings to allow preparations like evacuations. While education and building designs have helped reduce impacts, damage from unexpected strong storms in places like Haiti can be severe due to lack of preparedness, vulnerable housing, and environmental degradation.
The document discusses probabilistic modeling of ship collisions and damage. It introduces SIMCOL, a simplified collision model used to predict the extent of damage to ship structures from accidental collisions. It discusses using probabilistic density functions to model collision scenarios and risk-based ship design to mitigate collision consequences through structural design optimization. The goal is to predict probabilistic damage as a function of ship design using SIMCOL and scenario probabilities to inform damage stability calculations and design.
The document summarizes information about disaster management presented by students from NIT Patna. It defines disaster and describes different types including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones, as well as man-made disasters. It outlines the components and strategies of disaster management including preparedness, relief and response, recovery and rehabilitation, prevention and mitigation, and community initiatives. It also provides examples of specific natural and man-made disasters and their impacts.
A presentation on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, with particular relevance to Africa and Trans-frontier Conservation Areas within Southern Africa
Build Better Jamaica Presentation to the Jamaica Institution of Engineers, by...BuildBetterJamaica
This document summarizes a project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank to develop climate change resilient building design concepts in Jamaica. It finds that Jamaica is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts like sea level rise and stronger hurricanes due to its geography. The project aims to assess climate risks, develop new resilient design and construction concepts, and increase awareness. Key recommendations include updating building codes to the 2012 version with new provisions for flood and storm risks, adopting the International Green Construction Code, and supporting local green building rating systems.
Impact of environmental protection requirements on the designMohammed Mhnds
The document discusses the impact of environmental protection requirements on the design of marine vehicles. It outlines how ships can negatively impact the environment during construction, operation, and breaking. International regulations have been implemented by IMO to protect the environment from shipping impacts. These regulations influence marine vehicle design in ways that minimize environmental pollution during production, operation, and dismantling. Design trends focus on improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions and waste, and selecting green materials and equipment to lessen environmental impacts. Future ship designs may utilize solar, wind and wave energy with lightweight composite materials.
Climate Change impact to coastal area.pptTengkuZia
This document discusses technologies for coastal adaptation to climate change. It outlines how climate change will impact coastal zones through sea level rise, increased flooding, erosion and saltwater intrusion. These impacts threaten sectors like water resources, agriculture, human health, fisheries and tourism. The document then describes technologies for information and awareness, planning and design, implementation, and monitoring to help coastal communities adapt. It stresses the need for integrated coastal zone management to balance interests and coordinate adaptation across sectors.
Disaster management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. The main goal is to minimize losses during a disaster through organized and efficient response. This involves understanding potential hazards, establishing early warning systems, coordinating response teams and resources, and securing critical utilities. Conducting mock drills helps improve preparedness by clarifying roles and testing response procedures.
This document defines and discusses man-made disasters. It notes that man-made disasters are caused directly by human actions, whether intentional or unintentional. Several types of man-made disasters are described in detail, including structural collapses, transportation accidents, oil spills, arson, deforestation, and more. Causes of man-made disasters include human error, negligence, ignorance, and technological failures. The impacts on human well-being, economies, and societies are also summarized.
The document summarizes the key findings of a study by the Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin on the environmental and health impacts of shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing. The study found: 1) No evidence that hydraulic fracturing contaminated groundwater, but some surface spills posed risks; 2) Methane in water was likely from natural sources; 3) State regulations varied and lacked enforcement in some areas like wastewater disposal; 4) Media coverage of fracking was overwhelmingly negative despite little mention of scientific research finding few environmental impacts.
This document summarizes a student presentation on global warming. It discusses the scientific evidence that global warming is occurring due to human greenhouse gas emissions, and some of the potential consequences like increased extreme weather, sea level rise, and impacts to ecosystems. It also briefly outlines political discussions around limiting greenhouse gas emissions through agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol.
This document summarizes different types of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, tornadoes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, landslides, fires, and industrial hazards. For each type of disaster, it provides a definition and examples of management strategies such as making evacuation plans, preparing emergency supplies, and safety precautions during the disaster event.
This document discusses different types of natural hazards including geological hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. It provides details on the impact of specific past events in the Philippines and recommends preparedness, response, and rehabilitation strategies. These include evaluating building safety, developing evacuation plans, staying away from damaged areas, and obtaining disaster information from radio after an event occurs. The goal is to minimize harm and casualties from natural hazards through preparedness before, appropriate response during, and rehabilitation after such events.
Man-made disasters are caused by human intent, error, or failed systems. Examples include transportation accidents from negligence, nuclear bombs that result from intent, and rampant fires from various causes. Major man-made disasters of the past include the Chernobyl nuclear accident which released radiation across Europe in 1986, the Bhopal gas leak from a pesticide plant in India that exposed over 500,000 and killed up to 15,000 in 1984, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989 that spilled over 11 million gallons of oil. To prevent future disasters, we must be careful, control dangers quickly once started, remove hazardous materials proactively, not drink and drive or cut corners on safety,
Man-made disasters can result from technological or human-caused hazards such as industrial accidents, fires, transport accidents, terrorism, and more. Examples of man-made disasters discussed in the document include the AMRI Hospital fire in Kolkata, a building collapse in Delhi, train derailments in Madhya Pradesh, and riots in Bangalore. Natural disasters arise from natural earth processes and can cause damage and economic losses. Types described are avalanches, earthquakes, sinkholes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis along with examples of each.
This document discusses man-made disasters (anthropogenic hazards) caused by human action or inaction. It focuses on two specific types of anthropogenic hazards: fires and industrial pollution. For fires, it describes common causes like electrical accidents, smoking, kitchen accidents, and heating equipment. It also outlines the different classes of fires and characteristics of fires. For industrial pollution, it discusses major causes like lack of pollution policies, outdated technologies, and inefficient waste disposal. It then describes the effects of industrial pollution on water, soil, air quality, wildlife, global warming, and biodiversity. Finally, it provides some ways to control and reduce industrial and pollution through source control, recycling, and enforcing stricter regulations.
This document discusses different types of man-made disasters including fire accidents, nuclear disasters, chemical disasters, and biological disasters. It provides details on the causes, effects, and examples of each type. For fire accidents, it notes common causes like faulty wiring or smoking and the impacts of property damage and health issues. Nuclear disasters are described as being caused by reactor meltdowns which can release radioactive steam and debris. Chemical disasters result from accidental releases of hazardous substances that can sicken or injure people. Biological disasters spread diseases and microbes among populations. Each type of disaster is examined with examples like the Fukushima nuclear accident and Bhopal chemical disaster.
This document summarizes key points about climate change:
1) Global climate change is occurring and human emissions are a major cause. Temperatures have risen 0.13-0.3°C per decade since 1900.
2) Continued emissions will likely cause further warming of 1.4-5.8°C by 2100, raising sea levels by 9-88cm and increasing extreme weather events.
3) Solutions discussed include transitioning to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, and industry, and implementing carbon pricing or taxes.
This document discusses an environmental impact assessment for port development and operations. It begins by outlining the steps in an environmental impact assessment, including requirements definition, impact assessment, evaluation of alternatives, and formulation of impact interdependence. It then lists various ecological considerations for ports, such as effects on water motion, marine life, pollution from vessels and cargo handling, noise, and interference with other land and sea uses. Next, it discusses physical impacts on the local environment from port facilities and operations, as well as the physical and chemical effects of oil spills on surface, above surface, and subsurface areas. It concludes by mentioning secondary buildup of impacts and effects on the social environment.
This document provides an introduction to key concepts related to hazards and disasters, including definitions of hazard, disaster, vulnerability, risk, and resilience. It also classifies hazards into three main types - natural, technological, and environmental degradation. Natural hazards are further divided into geological and hydrometeorological categories. The document discusses characteristics of hazards such as frequency, duration, speed of onset, predictability and manageability. It also differentiates between disasters and hazards and provides examples of common disaster types. Finally, it covers the concept of carbon footprint and ways to reduce it.
EA / ATSE joint seminar Engineering for Extreme Natural EventsEngineers Australia
This document provides an abstract for a seminar titled "Earth, Wind, Fire, Water: Engineering for Extreme Natural Events" that was held on September 15th, 2011. The seminar focused on engineering challenges related to earthquakes, high-speed winds, bushfires, and large water waves. There were four main presentations on each topic area followed by a panel discussion that highlighted common themes and challenges across the different extreme events. The seminar concluded that engineering education and practice needs to accommodate a greater frequency and severity of natural disasters and emphasized the importance of communication and collaboration between engineers, decision-makers, planners, and other stakeholders.
Tropical storms form over warm ocean waters and can cause widespread damage through strong winds, heavy rain, storm surges, and flooding. They are monitored and forecast by agencies who issue warnings to allow preparations like evacuations. While education and building designs have helped reduce impacts, damage from unexpected strong storms in places like Haiti can be severe due to lack of preparedness, vulnerable housing, and environmental degradation.
The document discusses probabilistic modeling of ship collisions and damage. It introduces SIMCOL, a simplified collision model used to predict the extent of damage to ship structures from accidental collisions. It discusses using probabilistic density functions to model collision scenarios and risk-based ship design to mitigate collision consequences through structural design optimization. The goal is to predict probabilistic damage as a function of ship design using SIMCOL and scenario probabilities to inform damage stability calculations and design.
The document summarizes information about disaster management presented by students from NIT Patna. It defines disaster and describes different types including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones, as well as man-made disasters. It outlines the components and strategies of disaster management including preparedness, relief and response, recovery and rehabilitation, prevention and mitigation, and community initiatives. It also provides examples of specific natural and man-made disasters and their impacts.
A presentation on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, with particular relevance to Africa and Trans-frontier Conservation Areas within Southern Africa
Build Better Jamaica Presentation to the Jamaica Institution of Engineers, by...BuildBetterJamaica
This document summarizes a project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank to develop climate change resilient building design concepts in Jamaica. It finds that Jamaica is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts like sea level rise and stronger hurricanes due to its geography. The project aims to assess climate risks, develop new resilient design and construction concepts, and increase awareness. Key recommendations include updating building codes to the 2012 version with new provisions for flood and storm risks, adopting the International Green Construction Code, and supporting local green building rating systems.
Impact of environmental protection requirements on the designMohammed Mhnds
The document discusses the impact of environmental protection requirements on the design of marine vehicles. It outlines how ships can negatively impact the environment during construction, operation, and breaking. International regulations have been implemented by IMO to protect the environment from shipping impacts. These regulations influence marine vehicle design in ways that minimize environmental pollution during production, operation, and dismantling. Design trends focus on improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions and waste, and selecting green materials and equipment to lessen environmental impacts. Future ship designs may utilize solar, wind and wave energy with lightweight composite materials.
Climate Change impact to coastal area.pptTengkuZia
This document discusses technologies for coastal adaptation to climate change. It outlines how climate change will impact coastal zones through sea level rise, increased flooding, erosion and saltwater intrusion. These impacts threaten sectors like water resources, agriculture, human health, fisheries and tourism. The document then describes technologies for information and awareness, planning and design, implementation, and monitoring to help coastal communities adapt. It stresses the need for integrated coastal zone management to balance interests and coordinate adaptation across sectors.
The document discusses how to build adaptive capacity to climate change in the UK. It provides an overview of the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) which aims to help organizations adapt to climate change impacts through research partnerships and capacity building programs. It summarizes projections from UK Climate Projections including higher temperatures, more extreme weather events, and sea level rise. It also outlines impacts to consider for business and infrastructure planning like disruption from flooding and heat waves.
This document discusses natural hazards and Hurricane Dorian. It defines natural hazards as natural phenomena that can negatively impact humans or the environment. These are classified as geophysical, like earthquakes, or biological, like disease. Hurricane Dorian caused widespread damage in the Bahamas in September 2019, with over 50 deaths reported. Infrastructure on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama was destroyed, leaving thousands without power, water or telecommunications. Climate change may increase the intensity of tropical storms by raising sea surface temperatures and sea levels, exacerbating damage during storms. Reducing vulnerability involves preserving coastal ecosystems, infrastructure improvements, and disaster preparedness.
Chemical industrial disaster management secondary to natural disastersKunal Sharma
Chemical Industrial Disaster : The hidden danger whose impact is much more than assumed.Man made disaster needs special focus on mitigation part.It requires attention from decision makers on a priority basis.
This document discusses floods, fire disasters, their causes and management. It defines floods as overflow of excess water that submerges land. The main types of floods are flash floods, river floods, coastal floods and urban floods. Their causes can be natural like heavy rains or melting ice, or man-made such as bank erosion or dam breaches. Floods impact includes loss of life, property damage, disruption of services and spread of diseases. India has several flood prone regions along major river basins. Flood management aims to protect people and involves embankments, dams, drainage improvements, and forecasting. The document also defines fire, discusses its types like structure fires and wildfires, causal factors such as smoking or electrical faults,
Climate change and extreme weather events can significantly impact energy infrastructure in three main ways:
1. Extraction and resources are threatened by rising sea levels, melting permafrost, and flooding which can damage offshore oil/gas rigs, mines, and disrupt supply chains.
2. Conversion processes from different sources like thermal, nuclear, and hydro face efficiency losses from higher temperatures, drought, and flooding which can force shutdowns.
3. Transmission and distribution networks are vulnerable to weather damage from high winds, flooding, lightning, and overheating which causes blackouts.
The economic costs of not adapting energy systems to these impacts include physical damage, lost output, higher prices, and macroeconomic losses
With the coastal population increasing, storms have been inflicting unprecedented losses on coastal
communities. Coastal agencies require advance information on the predicted path, intensity and progress of a
storm and associated waves and storm surges;
Near-real-time information during the peak of the storm to monitor flooding and control rescue operations; And
post storm reports to assess the damage and plan the recovery. The same holds true for other disasters, such as
oil spills and algal blooms. Coastal communities are also facing a rising sea level, caused mainly by global
warming. Airborne and satellite remote sensors, such as multispectral imagers, LIDAR and RADAR, are now
able to provide Most of the information required for emergency response and coastal management.
This document provides an overview of global hazards and trends related to climate change. It begins with key terms used to describe different types of hazards. Statistics show that while the number of deaths from disasters has decreased due to better protection, the total number affected has increased significantly since the 1990s. This is likely due to growing populations living in at-risk areas combined with more frequent or intense extreme weather events associated with climate change. El Niño/La Niña cycles also influence hazard patterns globally, bringing drought to some areas and floods to others. Human activities like deforestation exacerbate the impacts of disasters by increasing vulnerability.
This document discusses oil spills and their effects on the environment. It provides background on major oil spills such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents. Oil spills can have devastating short and long-term impacts on ecosystems by killing wildlife, damaging habitats, and disrupting the food chain. They also harm the economy through lost industries like fishing and tourism. The document outlines different cleanup methods and their drawbacks. While response efforts have improved, more needs to be done to prevent spills and minimize environmental damage through better regulations and preparedness.
The document discusses the economic impacts and evaluation of port projects. It notes that ports offer economic and social benefits but also environmental constraints. Significant increases in throughput have required developing new infrastructure and ports. Ports are capital-intensive and closely linked to trade and economic development. Their economic impacts and benefits can be difficult to accurately assess or forecast. The document also discusses the environmental impacts of port activities, including air and water pollution, climate risks, and health disparities faced by neighboring communities.
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The document summarizes the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI). GADRI is a global network of over 100 disaster research institutes that aims to enhance disaster risk reduction through knowledge sharing. It holds symposia, workshops, and other events on topics like flash floods, earthquakes, and geohazards. Notable upcoming events include the Third Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2017. GADRI's goals are to establish collaborative research initiatives, form international working groups, and disseminate findings to influence disaster policy.
The document discusses capacity development for disaster risk reduction at the national and local levels. It explores strengths and weaknesses of current DRR capacity development efforts, and presents UNITAR's contribution through a new K4Resilience hub initiative. The initiative aims to strengthen DRR capacity development at national and sub-national levels by transferring knowledge and technology, advocating for positive change, achieving economies of scale in training, and facilitating peer-to-peer learning and mainstreaming of knowledge through strategies at the national and sub-national levels.
Dynamic factors influencing the post-disaster resettlement success Lessons fr...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Consequences of the Armed Conflict as a Stressor of Climate Change in Colombi...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Disaster Risk Perception in Cameroon and its Implications for the Rehabilitat...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Systematic Knowledge Sharing of Natural Hazard Damages in Public-private Part...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Exploring the Effectiveness of Humanitarian NGO-Private Sector Collaborations...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Can UK Water Service Providers Manage Risk and Resilience as Part of a Multi-...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
The document discusses a study examining how well UK water service providers incorporate risk management and resilience as part of a multi-agency approach. The researchers analyzed 38 Community Risk Registers and found inconsistencies in style, structure, and level of detail when assessing risks like water infrastructure failures or drought. They conclude that improved consistency is needed in how water providers engage in and contribute their risk assessments to the community planning process.
A Holistic Approach Towards International Disaster Resilient Architecture by ...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
CNSCon 2024 Lightning Talk: Don’t Make Me Impersonate My IdentityCynthia Thomas
Identities are a crucial part of running workloads on Kubernetes. How do you ensure Pods can securely access Cloud resources? In this lightning talk, you will learn how large Cloud providers work together to share Identity Provider responsibilities in order to federate identities in multi-cloud environments.
This time, we're diving into the murky waters of the Fuxnet malware, a brainchild of the illustrious Blackjack hacking group.
Let's set the scene: Moscow, a city unsuspectingly going about its business, unaware that it's about to be the star of Blackjack's latest production. The method? Oh, nothing too fancy, just the classic "let's potentially disable sensor-gateways" move.
In a move of unparalleled transparency, Blackjack decides to broadcast their cyber conquests on ruexfil.com. Because nothing screams "covert operation" like a public display of your hacking prowess, complete with screenshots for the visually inclined.
Ah, but here's where the plot thickens: the initial claim of 2,659 sensor-gateways laid to waste? A slight exaggeration, it seems. The actual tally? A little over 500. It's akin to declaring world domination and then barely managing to annex your backyard.
For Blackjack, ever the dramatists, hint at a sequel, suggesting the JSON files were merely a teaser of the chaos yet to come. Because what's a cyberattack without a hint of sequel bait, teasing audiences with the promise of more digital destruction?
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This document presents a comprehensive analysis of the Fuxnet malware, attributed to the Blackjack hacking group, which has reportedly targeted infrastructure. The analysis delves into various aspects of the malware, including its technical specifications, impact on systems, defense mechanisms, propagation methods, targets, and the motivations behind its deployment. By examining these facets, the document aims to provide a detailed overview of Fuxnet's capabilities and its implications for cybersecurity.
The document offers a qualitative summary of the Fuxnet malware, based on the information publicly shared by the attackers and analyzed by cybersecurity experts. This analysis is invaluable for security professionals, IT specialists, and stakeholders in various industries, as it not only sheds light on the technical intricacies of a sophisticated cyber threat but also emphasizes the importance of robust cybersecurity measures in safeguarding critical infrastructure against emerging threats. Through this detailed examination, the document contributes to the broader understanding of cyber warfare tactics and enhances the preparedness of organizations to defend against similar attacks in the future.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
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What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
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Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
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TrustArc Webinar - Your Guide for Smooth Cross-Border Data Transfers and Glob...TrustArc
Global data transfers can be tricky due to different regulations and individual protections in each country. Sharing data with vendors has become such a normal part of business operations that some may not even realize they’re conducting a cross-border data transfer!
The Global CBPR Forum launched the new Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules framework in May 2024 to ensure that privacy compliance and regulatory differences across participating jurisdictions do not block a business's ability to deliver its products and services worldwide.
To benefit consumers and businesses, Global CBPRs promote trust and accountability while moving toward a future where consumer privacy is honored and data can be transferred responsibly across borders.
This webinar will review:
- What is a data transfer and its related risks
- How to manage and mitigate your data transfer risks
- How do different data transfer mechanisms like the EU-US DPF and Global CBPR benefit your business globally
- Globally what are the cross-border data transfer regulations and guidelines
DynamoDB to ScyllaDB: Technical Comparison and the Path to SuccessScyllaDB
What can you expect when migrating from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB? This session provides a jumpstart based on what we’ve learned from working with your peers across hundreds of use cases. Discover how ScyllaDB’s architecture, capabilities, and performance compares to DynamoDB’s. Then, hear about your DynamoDB to ScyllaDB migration options and practical strategies for success, including our top do’s and don’ts.
So You've Lost Quorum: Lessons From Accidental DowntimeScyllaDB
The best thing about databases is that they always work as intended, and never suffer any downtime. You'll never see a system go offline because of a database outage. In this talk, Bo Ingram -- staff engineer at Discord and author of ScyllaDB in Action --- dives into an outage with one of their ScyllaDB clusters, showing how a stressed ScyllaDB cluster looks and behaves during an incident. You'll learn about how to diagnose issues in your clusters, see how external failure modes manifest in ScyllaDB, and how you can avoid making a fault too big to tolerate.
Guidelines for Effective Data VisualizationUmmeSalmaM1
This PPT discuss about importance and need of data visualization, and its scope. Also sharing strong tips related to data visualization that helps to communicate the visual information effectively.
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
QA or the Highway - Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend appl...zjhamm304
These are the slides for the presentation, "Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend applications" that was presented at QA or the Highway 2024 in Columbus, OH by Zachary Hamm.
For senior executives, successfully managing a major cyber attack relies on your ability to minimise operational downtime, revenue loss and reputational damage.
Indeed, the approach you take to recovery is the ultimate test for your Resilience, Business Continuity, Cyber Security and IT teams.
Our Cyber Recovery Wargame prepares your organisation to deliver an exceptional crisis response.
Event date: 19th June 2024, Tate Modern
Automation Student Developers Session 3: Introduction to UI AutomationUiPathCommunity
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After our third session, you will find it easy to use UiPath Studio to create stable and functional bots that interact with user interfaces.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About UI automation and UI Activities
The Recording Tool: basic, desktop, and web recording
About Selectors and Types of Selectors
The UI Explorer
Using Wildcard Characters
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
User Interface (UI) Automation
Selectors in Studio Deep Dive
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QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
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Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
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* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
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Radically Outperforming DynamoDB @ Digital Turbine with SADA and Google CloudScyllaDB
Digital Turbine, the Leading Mobile Growth & Monetization Platform, did the analysis and made the leap from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB Cloud on GCP. Suffice it to say, they stuck the landing. We'll introduce Joseph Shorter, VP, Platform Architecture at DT, who lead the charge for change and can speak first-hand to the performance, reliability, and cost benefits of this move. Miles Ward, CTO @ SADA will help explore what this move looks like behind the scenes, in the Scylla Cloud SaaS platform. We'll walk you through before and after, and what it took to get there (easier than you'd guess I bet!).
Radically Outperforming DynamoDB @ Digital Turbine with SADA and Google Cloud
Infrastructure Protection from Extreme Natural Hazards: Marine oil terminals
1. Infrastructure Protection from Extreme Natural Hazards: Marine oil terminals ANA MARIA CRUZ, Ph.D Consultant, Natural and Industrial Disaster Risk Management and Adjunct Professor, Kyoto University IDRC, Davos, Switzerland 31 May 2010
12. Chevron refinery affected by Hurricane Georges* 1998 Facility’s port terminal damaged by storm surge and high winds Flooded naphtha tank farm Tornado damages cooling tower Salt-water intrusion on control panel Hurricane Georges in 1998, Pascagoula, MS (*Cruz et al. , Natural Hazards Review, 2001) Control center moved by storm surge
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Editor's Notes
Natech disasters are particularly problematic types of disasters for a number of reasons. Simultaneously, response efforts are likely to be required to attend to both the technological disaster and the triggering natural disaster If these problems are not taken into account during the planning process, emergency response needs are likely to overwhelm response capacity. Steinberg and Cruz (2004) found that risk management and emergency response planning for accidental hazmat releases during normal day-to-day plant operation are not sufficient if they have not taken into account the problems that accompany a natech event. Although safety techniques have been developed and implemented to prevent or contain accidents at industrial facilities and other hazardous installations, they are typically not designed to accommodate releases that are triggered by, and are simultaneous with, natural disasters
IN this study I propose the use of a comprehensive analysis approach that encompasses the industrial facilities, lifeline infrastructure, and the community. The effects and consequences of the earthquake on these three systems affects emergency response capacity as well.
Will pose many challenges to the oil and gas sector A changing climate including increased temperatures, changes in ….
coastal flooding and storm surge, rising sea-levels, and ground subsidence and erosion
coastal flooding and storm surge, rising sea-levels, and ground subsidence and erosion
Ports and marine terminals are affected by earthquakes and tsunamis, and liquefaction and soil problems during earthquakes (Tang 2000, Erdik 1998). Ground shaking, settlement, and lateral displacement caused damage to port facilities in Izmit Bay following the Kocaeli earthquake (Tang (2000). To illustrate, ground subsidence and/or submarine slides caused the loss of 200 meters of pier at the AKSA chemical company in Yalova on the south shore of Izmit Bay (Steinberg and Cruz 2004). Liquefaction and permanent ground deformation devastated the Port of Kobe, Japan, damaging more than 90 % of the port’s moorings (Erdik 1998). Damage to ports can have severe economic impact on a region, as occurred following the Kobe earthquake, cutting Kobe off from the rest of Japan and the outside world (Cataldo 1995). The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Ports and Harbors Committee has developed planning and design guidelines for small harbors (Sorensen et al. 1992), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has done research concerning design and redevelopment of ports and harbors (Lillycrop et al. 1991).
In 1964 a large earthquake of 7.5 magnitude triggered a 4 m tsunami in Niigata, Japan. The earthquake initially caused fires in five storage tanks and hundreds of oil spills at two oil refineries in Niigata harbor (Iwabuchi et al. 2006). When the tsunami hit the already earthquake stricken facilities additional damage to storage tanks and plant processing equipment occurred and spread the fire throughout the two plants. The ignited crude oil from the refineries was then carried by the flood waters into residential areas and resulted in the destruction of 286 houses by fire (Iwabuchi et al. 2006, Akatsuka and Kobayashi 2008, Cruz, Krausmann, and Franchello 2010).
The are various ways in which chemical accidents and industrial losses can be reduced. In each case, it is important to understand that these measures all help to reduce the risk and/or impacts of chemical releases to some extent, but do not eliminate them entirely (Steinberg 2003) . To insure the best results risk and risk reduction, alternatives should be evaluated and adopted along the entire life cycle of a plant.