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UNIT IV - ncert.nic.in
NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS:CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND MANAGEMENTThis unit deals with Floods and droughts Earthquakes and tsunami Cyclones LandslidesUNITIV2015-16(20/01/2015)You might have read about tsunami orseen the images of horror ontelevision set immediately after ithappened. You may also be aware of the severeearthquake in Kashmir on both sides of theLine of Control (LOC). The damage caused tohuman life and properties during theseepisodes has moved us all. What are these asphenomena and how they are caused? Howcan we save ourselves? These are somequestions which come to our minds.
disasters were less damaging. Technological power has given large capacity to human intervention in nature. Consequently, now, human beings tend to intensify their activities into disaster prone areas increasing their vulnerability to disasters. Colonisation of flood plains of most of the rivers and development of
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