An avalanche is a mass of snow sliding down a mountain. There are different types including surface avalanches which involve layers of snow with different properties sliding over each other, and full depth avalanches where the entire snow cover from the ground up slides. Avalanches are caused by various environmental factors including heavy snowfall, steep slopes, vibration, warm temperatures and layers of snow and ice building up. They can damage life, property and infrastructure and cause flash flooding, but are also a natural part of mountain ecosystems. Understanding avalanche patterns and avoiding likely start zones are important for preventing danger.
This document discusses avalanches and defines them as rapid flows of snow down sloping surfaces that are triggered in starting zones and form gravity currents. It describes how avalanches occur due to factors like temperature differences between snow layers, evaporation of lower layers, and loss of grip. The anatomy of an avalanche includes the starting zone where snow can fracture and slide, the track path down the slope, and the runout zone where snow comes to a stop. Formation involves terrain angle and slope, snowpack structure with weak layers below slabs, and weather conditions like temperature rises or storms. Types include loose snow, slab, powder, and wet snow avalanches. Effects range from positive like habitat to negative like damage and
An avalanche is a mass of snow, ice, and debris that slides down a mountain. There are four main types of avalanches: loose snow, slab, powder snow, and wet snow. Avalanches are triggered by factors like heavy snowfall, earthquakes, steep slopes, and human activity. They can reach speeds over 130 kph and destroy infrastructure, posing a serious threat to human life and property. Avalanche forecasting requires experienced forecasters collecting snowpack data and using weather models to predict unstable slopes. Control techniques use explosives or structures to divert or trigger avalanches in low-risk areas.
Snow avalanches occur when layers of snow on steep slopes fail and slide rapidly downhill. They are triggered by natural factors like weather and terrain, but human activity is responsible for triggering 95% of avalanches that bury people. Avalanches can be classified by their type of snow, failure mechanism, size, and other morphological characteristics. Proper safety equipment, terrain selection, and group management are important for avoiding avalanche danger.
Cyclones are rapidly rotating storm systems that form over warm tropical oceans. They are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic/Northeast Pacific, typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, and tropical cyclones in the South Pacific/Indian Ocean. Cyclones form through the rising of warm, moist air which causes an area of low pressure and draws in surrounding higher pressure air, fueling the storm system through heat release. They can cause extensive damage upon making landfall through strong winds, storm surge, heavy rain, and tornadoes.
This document discusses tsunamis, which are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. Tsunamis can cause massive damage and loss of life by destroying homes and infrastructure. While impossible to prevent, their effects can be minimized through preparation measures like building in safe areas, establishing evacuation routes, and early warning systems. The document outlines dos and don'ts for before, during, and after a tsunami and emphasizes the importance of quickly evacuating coastal areas if a tsunami is detected or warned.
Flooding can be caused by both physical and human factors. Heavy rainfall, snowmelt, steep drainage basins, and coastal influences can increase flooding risk naturally. Human activities like urbanization, deforestation, and improper infrastructure development exacerbate flooding through reduced infiltration and faster runoff. Flooding can have severe social and economic impacts through property damage, transportation disruptions, and health issues, but may also provide benefits like fertile soils under some circumstances. Risk analysis aims to estimate the probability and potential impacts of flood events.
An avalanche is a mass of snow sliding down a mountain. There are different types including surface avalanches which involve layers of snow with different properties sliding over each other, and full depth avalanches where the entire snow cover from the ground up slides. Avalanches are caused by various environmental factors including heavy snowfall, steep slopes, vibration, warm temperatures and layers of snow and ice building up. They can damage life, property and infrastructure and cause flash flooding, but are also a natural part of mountain ecosystems. Understanding avalanche patterns and avoiding likely start zones are important for preventing danger.
This document discusses avalanches and defines them as rapid flows of snow down sloping surfaces that are triggered in starting zones and form gravity currents. It describes how avalanches occur due to factors like temperature differences between snow layers, evaporation of lower layers, and loss of grip. The anatomy of an avalanche includes the starting zone where snow can fracture and slide, the track path down the slope, and the runout zone where snow comes to a stop. Formation involves terrain angle and slope, snowpack structure with weak layers below slabs, and weather conditions like temperature rises or storms. Types include loose snow, slab, powder, and wet snow avalanches. Effects range from positive like habitat to negative like damage and
An avalanche is a mass of snow, ice, and debris that slides down a mountain. There are four main types of avalanches: loose snow, slab, powder snow, and wet snow. Avalanches are triggered by factors like heavy snowfall, earthquakes, steep slopes, and human activity. They can reach speeds over 130 kph and destroy infrastructure, posing a serious threat to human life and property. Avalanche forecasting requires experienced forecasters collecting snowpack data and using weather models to predict unstable slopes. Control techniques use explosives or structures to divert or trigger avalanches in low-risk areas.
Snow avalanches occur when layers of snow on steep slopes fail and slide rapidly downhill. They are triggered by natural factors like weather and terrain, but human activity is responsible for triggering 95% of avalanches that bury people. Avalanches can be classified by their type of snow, failure mechanism, size, and other morphological characteristics. Proper safety equipment, terrain selection, and group management are important for avoiding avalanche danger.
Cyclones are rapidly rotating storm systems that form over warm tropical oceans. They are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic/Northeast Pacific, typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, and tropical cyclones in the South Pacific/Indian Ocean. Cyclones form through the rising of warm, moist air which causes an area of low pressure and draws in surrounding higher pressure air, fueling the storm system through heat release. They can cause extensive damage upon making landfall through strong winds, storm surge, heavy rain, and tornadoes.
This document discusses tsunamis, which are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. Tsunamis can cause massive damage and loss of life by destroying homes and infrastructure. While impossible to prevent, their effects can be minimized through preparation measures like building in safe areas, establishing evacuation routes, and early warning systems. The document outlines dos and don'ts for before, during, and after a tsunami and emphasizes the importance of quickly evacuating coastal areas if a tsunami is detected or warned.
Flooding can be caused by both physical and human factors. Heavy rainfall, snowmelt, steep drainage basins, and coastal influences can increase flooding risk naturally. Human activities like urbanization, deforestation, and improper infrastructure development exacerbate flooding through reduced infiltration and faster runoff. Flooding can have severe social and economic impacts through property damage, transportation disruptions, and health issues, but may also provide benefits like fertile soils under some circumstances. Risk analysis aims to estimate the probability and potential impacts of flood events.
Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's natural means of releasing stress. Earthquakes can be felt over large areas.
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, although scientists are working on it.
1) Waves are formed by wind pushing across water, causing water particles to move in circular patterns.
2) As waves approach shorelines, they begin to break due to shallow depths and friction between water layers.
3) Shoreline types vary depending on geological factors - erosion-dominated coasts have cliffs and terraces while depositional coasts like deltas and beaches are shaped by sediment deposition.
Cyclones are intense low pressure areas characterized by very strong circulating winds. They form over warm ocean waters and move with the prevailing winds. When a cyclone makes landfall, it can cause widespread damage from heavy winds, storm surges, and flooding. Proper preparedness and mitigation measures such as constructing cyclone resilient infrastructure, issuing early warnings, and evacuating people to shelters can help reduce loss of life and damage from cyclones.
The document defines different types of hazards and disasters. It discusses natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tropical cyclones, floods, storms, mudslides, avalanches, droughts, and wildfires. It also covers technological disasters, environmental disasters, and complex disasters involving terrorism, civil unrest, and refugee problems. The document provides descriptions and examples of each type of hazard and disaster.
this lesson discuess about causes of natural hazards, impacts of natural hazards, process of naural disaster and types of natural hazards based of different reasons
The document discusses landslide disaster management. It defines landslides and their causes such as changes in slope, load, water content, etc. It identifies landslide hazard areas as those with slopes over 15%, a history of landslides, or erosion. The document outlines the disaster management cycle and approaches to both pre-disaster studies like hazard mapping and post-disaster studies such as damage assessments and stabilization efforts. It recommends various risk reduction measures for land use planning, infrastructure development, and stabilization.
This document discusses several types of natural hazards including atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic hazards. It provides examples of different types of natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. It explains key concepts about these hazards such as the definitions of hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones, different types of volcanic eruptions and lava, and how tsunamis differ from ordinary wind waves in having much longer wavelengths and periods. Images and diagrams are included to illustrate volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and the damage they can cause.
Floods are a common natural disaster in India that occur when bodies of water overflow their normal boundaries due to heavy rainfall or snow/ice melt. There are several types of floods including flash floods caused by intense rainfall in mountainous areas, river floods along large rivers, coastal floods due to storm surges and tsunamis, and urban floods when rainfall cannot be absorbed in urban areas. Floods can damage property and infrastructure, spread disease, and disrupt communities but may also provide benefits by recharging groundwater or increasing soil fertility. Prevention methods include coastal defenses, town planning, retaining walls, dams, and increasing vegetation cover. States frequently affected by floods in India include West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,
Cyclones are intense low pressure areas characterized by very strong circulating winds. They develop over warm tropical oceans and are classified as extra-tropical or tropical depending on location. Tropical cyclones bring heavy rainfall, strong winds over 100 km/h, and storm surges which can flood coastal areas. India's east coast is most vulnerable as the Bay of Bengal sees several cyclones each year. Early warning systems and evacuation plans are needed to minimize loss of life and property when cyclones make landfall. Proper construction and site selection above flood levels can strengthen buildings to withstand cyclone winds and rains.
The document defines and describes different types of natural disasters:
1. Natural disasters are occurrences that cause damage, loss of life, and deterioration of health on a scale that requires outside assistance. They include meteorological events like cyclones and tornadoes, topographical events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and environmental events.
2. Some of the worst natural disasters in history include the 1970 Bhola cyclone that killed 500,000 people, the 1960 Chile earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5 that killed 6,000, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that caused 230,210-280,000 deaths.
3. Unusual natural disasters mentioned include firenadoes, which are
Causes, Effects and Precautions against Earthquakesaqlain_01
1. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates deep below the Earth's surface. As the plates shift and grind against each other, they release energy in the form of seismic waves.
2. Major earthquakes can cause widespread damage to infrastructure like buildings, bridges and dams, resulting in loss of life and property. They can also trigger secondary hazards such as landslides, tsunamis and fires.
3. Pakistan is prone to earthquakes, with major fault lines running along its western border. Some of the deadliest quakes in the country's history include the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that killed over 80,000 people and the 2013 Balochistan earthquake that killed 825.
This document discusses coastal erosion and mechanisms. It defines coastal terminology and describes the various agents that affect coastal erosion, including wind, waves, tides, and currents. It also examines the erosional and depositional landforms created by coastal processes, such as headlands, sea stacks, beaches, and barrier islands. Additionally, it covers the concepts of coastal erosion, longshore drift, and coastal deposition. The effects of coastal erosion are also addressed, as well as the importance of understanding coastal dynamics and implementing mitigation strategies to reduce erosion.
This document discusses different types of cyclones. It describes temperate cyclones as low pressure systems caused by interactions between warm tropical air and cold polar air. They are classified as either dynamic, thermal, or secondary cyclones. Tropical cyclones generally form in tropical areas and are classified based on wind speed as tropical disturbances, depressions, storms, or hurricanes/typhoons. The document provides details on the characteristics and formation of these cyclone types.
Earthquake causes and safety measurementsM Aamer Raza
The document discusses earthquake engineering concepts. It provides information on group members, defines key earthquake terms like focus, epicenter and fault lines. It describes the causes of earthquakes including surface causes, volcanic causes and tectonic plate movement. It explains different types of seismic waves and how the Richter scale is used to measure earthquake magnitudes. Construction techniques to resist earthquakes are also summarized like using shear walls, bracing, dampers, base isolation and light weight materials.
The document discusses earthquakes, including their causes, types of seismic waves produced, measurement on the Richter scale, potential hazards caused by earthquakes like landslides, fires, liquefaction, tsunamis and floods. It also discusses methods of earthquake prediction and safety precautions to take during an earthquake based on one's location.
Natural Hazards, Classification and AnalysisPaul Wozney
An introduction to the concept of natural hazards,, a look at some of the ways they are classified and information about criteria used to analyze and compare natural hazards for Global Geography 12 at Charles P. Allen High School.
An earthquake occurred in Indian-controlled Kashmir that registered a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale. Nine people were injured and several buildings were damaged, including two schools and four residential buildings. Cell phone communications were also disrupted. Earthquakes are the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Major past earthquakes in India provide a baseline for disaster planning. The Disaster Management Act of 2005 establishes institutions and coordination mechanisms for effective earthquake disaster management at national, state, and district levels.
This document summarizes the impact of Cyclone Aila which struck the Sundarban islands in India and Bangladesh in May 2009. Aila had winds up to 120 kph and caused massive flooding, leaving over 100,000 people homeless without access to food, water or shelter. While NGOs provided relief materials, the government was slow to respond due to political factors. The long term impact on the region was significant. The document also provides details of relief materials distributed by volunteers from various organizations to help those affected by the deadly cyclone.
The document discusses various types of natural and human-induced disasters. It defines a disaster and outlines the disaster management paradigm. It describes key phases of a disaster and provides examples of major natural hazards like earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and tsunamis. For human-induced disasters, it mentions fires, industrial accidents, bomb blasts, and road accidents. The document also discusses disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation efforts. It outlines precautions for different types of disasters and highlights India's disaster management framework and warning systems.
Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's natural means of releasing stress. Earthquakes can be felt over large areas.
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, although scientists are working on it.
1) Waves are formed by wind pushing across water, causing water particles to move in circular patterns.
2) As waves approach shorelines, they begin to break due to shallow depths and friction between water layers.
3) Shoreline types vary depending on geological factors - erosion-dominated coasts have cliffs and terraces while depositional coasts like deltas and beaches are shaped by sediment deposition.
Cyclones are intense low pressure areas characterized by very strong circulating winds. They form over warm ocean waters and move with the prevailing winds. When a cyclone makes landfall, it can cause widespread damage from heavy winds, storm surges, and flooding. Proper preparedness and mitigation measures such as constructing cyclone resilient infrastructure, issuing early warnings, and evacuating people to shelters can help reduce loss of life and damage from cyclones.
The document defines different types of hazards and disasters. It discusses natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tropical cyclones, floods, storms, mudslides, avalanches, droughts, and wildfires. It also covers technological disasters, environmental disasters, and complex disasters involving terrorism, civil unrest, and refugee problems. The document provides descriptions and examples of each type of hazard and disaster.
this lesson discuess about causes of natural hazards, impacts of natural hazards, process of naural disaster and types of natural hazards based of different reasons
The document discusses landslide disaster management. It defines landslides and their causes such as changes in slope, load, water content, etc. It identifies landslide hazard areas as those with slopes over 15%, a history of landslides, or erosion. The document outlines the disaster management cycle and approaches to both pre-disaster studies like hazard mapping and post-disaster studies such as damage assessments and stabilization efforts. It recommends various risk reduction measures for land use planning, infrastructure development, and stabilization.
This document discusses several types of natural hazards including atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic hazards. It provides examples of different types of natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. It explains key concepts about these hazards such as the definitions of hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones, different types of volcanic eruptions and lava, and how tsunamis differ from ordinary wind waves in having much longer wavelengths and periods. Images and diagrams are included to illustrate volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and the damage they can cause.
Floods are a common natural disaster in India that occur when bodies of water overflow their normal boundaries due to heavy rainfall or snow/ice melt. There are several types of floods including flash floods caused by intense rainfall in mountainous areas, river floods along large rivers, coastal floods due to storm surges and tsunamis, and urban floods when rainfall cannot be absorbed in urban areas. Floods can damage property and infrastructure, spread disease, and disrupt communities but may also provide benefits by recharging groundwater or increasing soil fertility. Prevention methods include coastal defenses, town planning, retaining walls, dams, and increasing vegetation cover. States frequently affected by floods in India include West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,
Cyclones are intense low pressure areas characterized by very strong circulating winds. They develop over warm tropical oceans and are classified as extra-tropical or tropical depending on location. Tropical cyclones bring heavy rainfall, strong winds over 100 km/h, and storm surges which can flood coastal areas. India's east coast is most vulnerable as the Bay of Bengal sees several cyclones each year. Early warning systems and evacuation plans are needed to minimize loss of life and property when cyclones make landfall. Proper construction and site selection above flood levels can strengthen buildings to withstand cyclone winds and rains.
The document defines and describes different types of natural disasters:
1. Natural disasters are occurrences that cause damage, loss of life, and deterioration of health on a scale that requires outside assistance. They include meteorological events like cyclones and tornadoes, topographical events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and environmental events.
2. Some of the worst natural disasters in history include the 1970 Bhola cyclone that killed 500,000 people, the 1960 Chile earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5 that killed 6,000, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that caused 230,210-280,000 deaths.
3. Unusual natural disasters mentioned include firenadoes, which are
Causes, Effects and Precautions against Earthquakesaqlain_01
1. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates deep below the Earth's surface. As the plates shift and grind against each other, they release energy in the form of seismic waves.
2. Major earthquakes can cause widespread damage to infrastructure like buildings, bridges and dams, resulting in loss of life and property. They can also trigger secondary hazards such as landslides, tsunamis and fires.
3. Pakistan is prone to earthquakes, with major fault lines running along its western border. Some of the deadliest quakes in the country's history include the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that killed over 80,000 people and the 2013 Balochistan earthquake that killed 825.
This document discusses coastal erosion and mechanisms. It defines coastal terminology and describes the various agents that affect coastal erosion, including wind, waves, tides, and currents. It also examines the erosional and depositional landforms created by coastal processes, such as headlands, sea stacks, beaches, and barrier islands. Additionally, it covers the concepts of coastal erosion, longshore drift, and coastal deposition. The effects of coastal erosion are also addressed, as well as the importance of understanding coastal dynamics and implementing mitigation strategies to reduce erosion.
This document discusses different types of cyclones. It describes temperate cyclones as low pressure systems caused by interactions between warm tropical air and cold polar air. They are classified as either dynamic, thermal, or secondary cyclones. Tropical cyclones generally form in tropical areas and are classified based on wind speed as tropical disturbances, depressions, storms, or hurricanes/typhoons. The document provides details on the characteristics and formation of these cyclone types.
Earthquake causes and safety measurementsM Aamer Raza
The document discusses earthquake engineering concepts. It provides information on group members, defines key earthquake terms like focus, epicenter and fault lines. It describes the causes of earthquakes including surface causes, volcanic causes and tectonic plate movement. It explains different types of seismic waves and how the Richter scale is used to measure earthquake magnitudes. Construction techniques to resist earthquakes are also summarized like using shear walls, bracing, dampers, base isolation and light weight materials.
The document discusses earthquakes, including their causes, types of seismic waves produced, measurement on the Richter scale, potential hazards caused by earthquakes like landslides, fires, liquefaction, tsunamis and floods. It also discusses methods of earthquake prediction and safety precautions to take during an earthquake based on one's location.
Natural Hazards, Classification and AnalysisPaul Wozney
An introduction to the concept of natural hazards,, a look at some of the ways they are classified and information about criteria used to analyze and compare natural hazards for Global Geography 12 at Charles P. Allen High School.
An earthquake occurred in Indian-controlled Kashmir that registered a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale. Nine people were injured and several buildings were damaged, including two schools and four residential buildings. Cell phone communications were also disrupted. Earthquakes are the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Major past earthquakes in India provide a baseline for disaster planning. The Disaster Management Act of 2005 establishes institutions and coordination mechanisms for effective earthquake disaster management at national, state, and district levels.
This document summarizes the impact of Cyclone Aila which struck the Sundarban islands in India and Bangladesh in May 2009. Aila had winds up to 120 kph and caused massive flooding, leaving over 100,000 people homeless without access to food, water or shelter. While NGOs provided relief materials, the government was slow to respond due to political factors. The long term impact on the region was significant. The document also provides details of relief materials distributed by volunteers from various organizations to help those affected by the deadly cyclone.
The document discusses various types of natural and human-induced disasters. It defines a disaster and outlines the disaster management paradigm. It describes key phases of a disaster and provides examples of major natural hazards like earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and tsunamis. For human-induced disasters, it mentions fires, industrial accidents, bomb blasts, and road accidents. The document also discusses disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation efforts. It outlines precautions for different types of disasters and highlights India's disaster management framework and warning systems.
This document provides an overview of flooding, including its causes, hazards, and management in India. It begins with an introduction defining flooding as caused by heavy rain or snowmelt that overflows land. It then discusses how flooding starts and ends, why it occurs, and its hazardous environmental effects such as poor soil quality, damaged trees and crops. The document outlines India's flood management approaches including modifying floods, susceptibility, and loss burden. It details structural measures like dams and non-structural measures like flood forecasting. Finally, it proposes future strategies around a focused basin-wise approach, flood plain zoning, central government role, and capacity building.
The document outlines a 3-phase action plan for cyclone disaster management:
Phase I (Before): Includes establishing early warning systems, forming local committees, stockpiling emergency supplies, and evacuating vulnerable coastal areas.
Phase II (During): Focuses on search and rescue operations led by the army, navy, air force and police. It also involves providing emergency power and transport.
Phase III (After): Covers relief distribution, rescue/disposal operations, restoring infrastructure, and ensuring public health and sanitation in the aftermath. The plan aims to minimize loss of life and property from cyclones in Bangladesh through coordinated preparedness and response across government agencies and local communities.
The document discusses methods for flood control, including controlling water levels through dams and check dams, building barriers like levees and flood walls, altering river channels by straightening or widening them, controlling land use around rivers, and using floodways. It provides details on reservoirs, levees, and floodways as specific flood control techniques. Levees are described as earthen embankments built between rivers and protected areas to restrict flood water flow, with considerations for their height and freeboard. The Mississippi River levee system is highlighted as one of the largest in the world.
1. Flooding in India is primarily caused by heavy rainfall during the monsoon season from June to October, which exceeds the capacity of rivers to contain the flows.
2. Structural flood mitigation measures include embankments, levees, flood walls, channel improvements, and diversion works to contain flood waters. Non-structural measures include flood plain zoning, forecasting, and proofing.
3. Flood damage analysis considers both tangible losses that can be estimated monetarily, such as property and crops, as well as intangible losses which are more difficult to value, like loss of life, health impacts, and social effects.
Presentation on natural disaster - avalancheSiddhant Singh
This document discusses natural disasters and focuses on avalanches. It defines an avalanche as a rapid movement of snow down a slope due to structural weakness in the snow cover. There are three main types of avalanches: loose avalanches which can occur with little warning; slab avalanches, the most commonly occurring type, often started by human error; and slush avalanches which usually occur later in the season. Avalanches are caused by layers of snow building up strength and then a vibration or temperature change causes the snow to slide down the mountain. Avalanches pose deadly risks by trapping and killing people under the snow and damaging infrastructure.
This document summarizes the effects of two major cyclones in India - the 1999 Odisha super cyclone and Phailin in 2013 - and discusses cyclone disaster management. It describes the devastating impact of the 1999 cyclone, which killed over 100,000 people, and highlights lessons learned about prioritizing prevention and preparedness. For Phailin, nearly 1 million people were successfully evacuated. The document outlines structural and non-structural approaches to cyclone management, including early warning systems, and notes the risks of climate change for increasing cyclone intensity in the future.
The document discusses methods of flood control and river management. It describes various causes of flooding such as heavy rain, urbanization, dam collapse, and snow melt. Common flood control techniques include building dams and pumping stations, barriers, altering river channels, and controlling land use near rivers. The Mississippi and Nile Rivers are discussed as examples, noting large levee systems on the Mississippi and the Aswan High Dam on the Nile, which was built to control flooding but caused environmental issues.
This document discusses various methods of flood management and alleviation. It begins by defining floods and describing the major causes of flooding such as heavy rainfall, topography of the catchment area, sedimentation, and obstructions in the river flow. It then categorizes the rivers of India into four regions - Brahmaputra, Ganga, North-West, and Central India Deccan - based on their flood characteristics. The document outlines both structural measures like storage reservoirs, embankments, channel improvement works, and diversion works as well as non-structural measures to control and reduce flood damage.
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface that is usually triggered by a failure in the snowpack. There are two main types of avalanches - loose snow avalanches which involve snow with little cohesion, and slab avalanches where a cohesive slab slides on a weaker layer. Many factors influence avalanche formation including temperature, wind, vegetation, snowpack characteristics, and terrain. Avalanches can be triggered naturally or artificially and precautions include preventing weak layers from forming through controlled explosions or directing snow placement, while barriers can help mitigate damage.
Snow refers to frozen crystalline water that forms and falls from the atmosphere and accumulates on surfaces. Orographic lifting occurs when air masses are forced up mountainsides, cooling and causing precipitation. Avalanches are rapid flows of snow down slopes that are usually triggered by additional weight from snowfall that exceeds the snowpack's strength. They can be started by a small amount of snow and propagate rapidly, entraining large volumes of snow.
The document summarizes information about avalanches including:
1. Avalanches occur when a slab of snow fractures and slides rapidly down a sloping surface, gaining speed and power.
2. They are triggered by a combination of factors like snowpack structure, weather events, steep slopes, and human activity which can weaken bonding between snow layers.
3. There are different types of avalanches including loose snow avalanches, slab avalanches, powder snow avalanches, and wet snow avalanches. Mitigation techniques aim to stabilize weak layers in the snowpack and redirect avalanches away from infrastructure and areas with human activity.
An avalanche is a large mass of rock debris or snow that moves rapidly down a mountain slope, sweeping everything in its path. There are three types of avalanches: dry snow avalanches move the fastest, wet snow avalanches move slower, and slab avalanches break off as slabs that split into pieces. Avalanches typically occur in mountainous areas with heavy snowfall between January and March, and can be triggered by vibrations, spring rains, or warm winds. While avalanches rarely damage towns due to occurring in remote high mountain areas, they can destroy forests and buildings in their path as well as claiming human lives, particularly skiers. Various prevention methods are used such as building snow fences
Avalanches are falling masses of snow that can reach speeds of up to 300 kph and contain rocks, soil, or ice. They become hazardous when interacting with people and infrastructure. There are two main types - loose snow avalanches which start from a single point and involve powdery snow, and more deadly slab avalanches where a large slab of ice and snow shears away rapidly downhill. Avalanches are caused by heavy snowfall, steep slopes, tree removal, temperature rises, and human activity like off-piste skiing. They cause deaths, injuries, and property damage, which has increased due to growing winter sports resorts. Ways to reduce impacts include closing prone slopes, issuing warnings,
Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside. They are triggered in 90% of cases by the victim and can reach speeds of 130 km/hr. Avalanches are most common during or within 24 hours of a storm that dumps over 30 cm of fresh snow, as the additional weight can cause weak layers in the snowpack to fracture. If caught in an avalanche, victims should try to get off the sliding snow, swim to clear debris if buried, and punch a hand up to help rescuers locate them, as chances of survival drop quickly after being buried for over 15 minutes.
This document discusses geological hazards caused by landslides. It defines landslides as the downward sliding of land mass along steep slopes due to gravity. Heavy rains, earthquakes, floods, terrain cutting and droughts are among the main causes. Different types of landslides are described such as rock falls, lahars, earthflows, slope failures, slumps and debris slides. Areas with steep slopes, volcanoes, coasts and river valleys are prone to landslides. Landslides can damage infrastructure and block traffic. Classification, prevention measures and examples of landslide disasters are also summarized.
Three types of avalanches pose hazards: powder snow avalanches can occur with little warning and speeds up to 300km/hr; wet snow avalanches usually occur later in the season with speeds of 8-25km/hr and can carry a considerable weight of snow; slab avalanches are the most common type, often started by human activity and speeds of 10-150km/hr. Avalanches are caused by weather, snow layer changes from temperature fluctuations, and slopes between 30-45 degrees. Management techniques aim to retain snow or deflect avalanches through controlled triggering, planting trees, and land use planning with hazard zoning.
This document discusses various natural disasters including avalanches, floods, earthquakes, tornados, volcanoes, hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis. It provides brief definitions and descriptions of each type of natural disaster, noting that they can cause significant damage but are natural occurrences beyond full human control. Natural disasters discussed include landslides, storms, seismic events, and fires.
An avalanche is any amount of snow sliding down a mountainside, also called a snowslide. Avalanches occur when a weak layer of snow collapses under weight. There are two main types: surface avalanches which slide over another snow layer, and full-depth avalanches where the entire snow cover slides. After one hour, only one in three avalanche victims buried are found alive. The deadliest avalanches include one in 1970 that killed 80,000 people in Peru and one in 1916 in the Italian-Alps during WWI that killed 10,000 soldiers and was called White Friday.
Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They are caused by geological, physical, morphological, and anthropogenic factors that contribute to slope instability. Common types of landslides include debris flows, earth flows, debris avalanches, falls, and slumps. Landslides can be triggered by heavy rainfall, earthquakes, erosion, deforestation, and more. They often damage property and infrastructure and can threaten human life. Mitigation approaches include restricting development in high-risk areas, engineering structures to stabilize slopes, monitoring systems, and managing drainage.
Snow Avalanche and its Impacts, Prevention and Challengesijsrd.com
Snow avalanche are a significant hazard in mountainous environments around the world. Snow avalanches pose a significant hazard to human populations and infrastructure in mountainous regions. Avalanche forecasting and hazard reduction methods rely heavily on the evaluation of snowpack information collected in the field. Hence understanding the spatial patterns of snowpack instabilities and their environment determinants is crucial. Avalanche impacts in India, include fatilities, and are summarize for public and residential area like ski areas, roads, and resource industries. Avalanche hazard methods, in which zoning, explosive control, forecasting. Problems of current avalanche hazard is solving these problem is identified with resources industries, backcountry recreation and residential areas. Snow avalanches are a significant natural hazard that impact roads, structures and threaten human lives in mountain terrain. Snow avalanche is not only the snow cover over the mountain side but also the later snowfall intensity. In this case study, we quantify the spatial patterns of the thickness and strength of an observed buried surface hoar layer and test for associations with spatial estimates of incoming radiation during the surface hoar formation period. In India, is attempt using terrain and satellite images and terrain characteristics with meteorology information. Contributory factors in retaining the snowfall a change and snow pack characteristics were rank and assign weightage the avalanche initiate based on the event in the region. Spatial distribution of snow accumulation zone, Snow fall area and snow pack stability assessment criteria was developed. Snowfall, temperature and wind are three factors that quickly change avalanche conditions.
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2. ABOUT
• An avalanche (also called a snowslide or snowslip) is
a rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface.
• Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone
from a mechanical failure in the snow pack when the
forces on the snow exceed its strength but sometimes
only with gradually widening .
• Primarily composed of flowing snow and air, large
avalanches have the capability to entrain ice, rocks,
trees, and other material on the slope, and are
distinct from mudslides , rock slides,
and serac collapses on an icefall.
4. Loose Snow
Avalanche
They are common on
steep slopes and are
seen “after a fresh
snowfall”. Since the
snow does not have
time to settle down
fully or has been made
loose by sunlight, the
snow-pack is not very
solid. Such avalanches
have a single point of
origin, from where
they widen as they
travel down the slope.
5.
6. Slab
Avalanche
Loose Snow
Avalanches in turn
could cause a Slab
Avalanche, which are
characterized by a the
fall of a large block of
ice down the slopes.
Thin slabs cause fairly
small amounts of
damage, while the
thick ones are
responsible for many
fatalities.
7. Powder
Avalanche
* Powder Snow Avalanches
are a mix of the other forms,
Loose Snow and Slab.
* The bottom half of this
avalanche consists of a slab
or a dense concentration of
snow, ice and air.
* Above this is a cloud of
powdered snow, which can
snowball into a larger
avalanche as it progresses
down the slope.
* The speed attained by this
avalanche can cross 190
miles per hour and they can
cross large distances.
8. Wet Avalanche
These are quite
dangerous as they
travel slowly due to
friction, which collects
debris from the path
fairly easily. The
avalanche comprises
of water and snow at
the beginning, but
understanding of
avalanches has
showed us that it can
pick up speed with
ease.
9. • -A powder snow avalanche in
the Himalayas near Mount
Everest.
• A skier escaping from
a falling avalanche -
11. Snow Storm & Wind direction
The 24 hours after a storm are considered
to be the most critical. Wind normally
blows from one side of the slope of
mountain to another side. While blowing
up, it will scour snow off the surface which
can overhang a mountain.
12. Heavy Snowfall
Heavy snowfall is the first, since it deposits
snow in unstable during the summer
months is the leading cause of wet snow
avalanches. areas and puts pressure on
the snow-pack.
13. Human Activity
Humans have contributed to the start of many
avalanches in recent years. “Winter sports” that
require steep slopes often put pressure on the
snow-pack which it cannot deal.
14. Vibration and Movements
The use of All Terrain Vehicles creates
vibrations within the snow that it cannot
withstand. The other is construction work
done with explosives, which tend to
weaken the entire surrounding area.
15. Warm Temperature
Warm temperatures that can last “several
hours” a day can weaken some of the
upper layers of snow and cause it to slide
down.
16. Steep Slopes
Layers of snow build up and slide down
the mountain at a faster rate as steep
slopes can increase the speed of snow.
19. Damage to Life
& Property
A large number of
casualties takes place after
avalanches hit heavily
populated areas.
Infrastructure is damaged
and the blockage caused,
impacts the livelihood of
many. People who
enjoy skiing, snowboarding
and snowmobiling are at a
greater risk of losing their
lives. A powerful avalanche
can even destroy buildings
and power supplies can be
cut off.
20. Flash Floods
When an avalanche occurs, it brings down all
the debris with it and can cause havoc in low
lying areas.
Flash floods are seen to happen after
avalanches, which is a long term problem
many villagers and townspeople have to deal
with.
21. Economic
Impact
An avalanche can block
anything in its path and
even restrict the
normal movement of
traffic. Various ski
resorts depend on
tourists to run their
business
successfully. Ski resorts
and other businesses
are forced to close until
the avalanche
decreases and weather
conditions become
suitable
22. HUMAN INTERVENTION(preventive measures)-
• 1. Ski Resorts
• 2. Fences
• 3. Trees
• 4. Earth Mounds(artificial changes in land level, typically made from
piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil )
• 5. Snow Nets
23. Rescuemeasures-
• Search and rescue equipment
• Avalanche cords
• Beacons -"beepers"/peeps/ avalanche transceivers
• Shovels - digging snow pits as part of evaluating the snow
pack
• Avalung - consists of a mouth piece, a flap valve, an exhaust
pipe, and an air collector
• Other Equipment's - Emergency Position-Indicating Radio
Beacon (EPIRB) or Personal Locating Beacons (PLBs)
containing the Global Positioning System (GPS).