Disaster Management

Natural Disasters kills ten thousands per year The number of deaths from natural disasters can be highly variable from year-to-year; some years pass with very few deaths before a large disaster event claims many lives. If we look at the average over the past decade, approximately 45,000 people globally died from natural disasters each year. This represents around 0.1% of global deaths. In the visualizations shown here we see the annual variability in the number and share of deaths from natural disasters in recent decades. What we see is that in many years, the number of deaths can be very low - often less than 10,000, and accounting for as low as 0.01% of total deaths. But we also see the devastating impact of shock events: the 1983-85 famine and drought in Ethiopia; the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; Cyclone Nargis which struck Myanmar in 2008; and the 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquake in Haiti. The worlds Deadliest Earthquake The number of people dying in natural disasters is...

  Disaster management   is the method of dealing with and avoiding risks. It involves preparation and ways to deal with a disaster before it happens, disaster response (e.g. safe evacuation, mass confinement and sanitization, etc.), and not only supporting but also guiding and rebuilding society after natural or human-made disasters have occurred. Disaster Management and Technology Disaster Management is an important part of any government policy to protect its region from various manmade and natural natural disasters . Technology has played an important part in the defense, education, travel and more. The role of technology in disaster management is not only to protect life but extract useful information which can be useful in the future. Role of Technology in Disaster Management While technology may not replace the vital resources people need during disasters – food, shelter, water, and proximity with loved ones – technology is still changing disaster management preparedness...