Fire is caused when a source of fire like naked flame, cigarette or bidi, electric spark or any source of ignition comes into contact with inflammable material. The cyclones are called by different names in various parts of the planet. Part of Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01277501. A tropical cyclone begins to weaken in terms of its central low pressure, internal warmth and extremely high speeds, as soon as its source of warm moist air begins to ebb, or is abruptly cut off. Tropical storms are an annual affair, with the more vulnerable eastern coast with 92 severe cyclones out of a total of 262 between 1891 and 1990, and several more in the years since. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530210434028, Corrigan, A. Severe Drought Prone Areas: Parts of eastern Rajasthan, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, Eastern parts of Maharashtra, interior parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka plateau, Northern parts of interior Tamil Nadu and Southern parts of Jharkhand and interior Orissa are included in this category. The Indian Tsunami Early Warming Centre (ITEWC), which is based at and operated by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has all necessary advisories to India as well as to Indian Ocean Countries (24 countries). Climatological: Events caused by long-lived meso to macro-scale processes. For building and bridge collapse, standard building materials should be used. Highly unstable and relatively young mountainous areas in the Himalayas and Andaman and Nicobar. Buildings should be wind and water resistant. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074801111100445, Wani, Z. Educating people about the ways and means minimising the adverse impact of disasters. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 27(1), 113129. Tropical Cyclone. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950710831906, Frank, J. M. (2011). Disturbances along the natural drainage channel. Public libraries in crisis time: Empirigraphy of Iranian public libraries in the 2019 Iran massive flood. Forest fires are caused by Natural as well as manmade causes. Library Management, 29(4/5), 293306. Artificial Channels have inadequate capacity to drain the water during heavy rainfall. Springer. Bureau of meteorology research center, Melbourne, Australia. https://www.ilaindia.net/jila/index.php/jila/article/view/163, Hamilton, R. (2011). 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101311, Thiem, J. Shortage of water which leads to large scale death of cattle and other animals. Habitat Ready: Disaster preparedness for homeowners. b. The great library of Alexandria burnt: Towards the history of a symbol. Tropical cyclone and Hurricane is like a heat engine that is energized by the release of latent heat on account of the condensation of moisture that the wind gathers after moving over the oceans and seas. Sometimes rivers also change their course causing floods and other calamities in the affected areas. Water in the form of a surface runoff exceeds the carrying capacity of the river channels and streams and flows into neighbouring low-lying floodplains. For online and video facility AES-SNG system in very helpful. Environmental methods and means are the best and the most sustainable. Part of Springer Nature. (1979). https://doi.org/10.1300/J118V25N03_15, Superio, D. L., Alayon, S. B., & Oliveros, M. G. H. (2017). These are: The term landslide includes all varieties of mass movements of hill slopes and can be defined as the downward and outward movement of slope forming materials composed of rocks, soils, artificial fills or combination of all these materials along surfaces of separation by falling, sliding and flowing, either slowly or quickly from one place to another. Academic librariesChanging the approach: Resilience building against disruptive events and the contribution to disaster risk reduction frameworks. https://doi.org/10.1177/0340035205061383, CrossRef HARARE, Mar 28 2019 (IPS) - It was one of the worst tropical cyclones hit Southern Africa in recent times. Rain Shadow areas in the Western and Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. - 159.65.153.102. Also urban local bodies lack sufficient staff and tools to keep these drains desilted and clean. United Nations India. These are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Srilanka and Thailand. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-12-2019-0091, Piotrowicz, G. (2010). https://doi.org/10.1080/01960070902869766, Mabe, M. R. (2015). Large scale expansion of Chir-pine forests in Flim alayan mountains. Strict guidelines and command structure involving the participation and cooperation of local communities including the state and central government in the affected area should be incorporated. India's National Policy on Disaster Management calls for disaster education in schools to develop a culture of preparedness and safety, besides implementing school disaster management plans. Training and participation of staffs and officials in fire safety drills at all public and private work places, schools, educational institutions. PubMedGoogle Scholar, Department of Geography, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Department of Geology, School of Earth, Biological and Environmental Science, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India, Centre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2021 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Sharma, A., Sivasankar, T. (2021). A type of geological event near an opening/vent in the Earths surface including volcanic eruptions of lava, ash, hot vapour, gas, and pyroclastic material. Disaster management in university libraries of India and Pakistan. Collection Building, 26(4), 108111. Conclusion: Cyclone, flood and storm related disasters impact on treatment management and care for people with NCDs. Libraries and the Cultural Record, 40(2), 128144. 14 | Page Disaster Management Extra tropical Cyclones Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as synoptic scale low pressure weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth (outside the tropics) not having tropical characteristics, and are connected with fronts and . New Library World, 97(6), 2431. Thus a closed cyclonic vortex is formed. Flooding is a condition of inundation of land and human settlements by the rise of water in the channels and its spillover is present. doi: 10.4102/phcfm . Torrential rains causes inland flooding, landslides, soil erosion etc. ISSN: 1573-0840, Singh R, Pal PK, Kishtawal CM, Joshi PC (2007) Impact of bogus vortex for track and intensity prediction of tropical cyclone. It is the most significant policy and training document, and it necessitates ongoing managerial commitment and organizational support in the form of a catastrophe awareness and preventive culture. These disaster situations and their specific features are captured in a Disaster management matrix shown in Table. In response to Cyclone 05B in 1999, Odisha established the first state agency in India to address disaster management specifically (Odisha State Disaster Management Authority - OSDMA). https://doi.org/10.7553/65-1-1502, Moustafa, L. H. (2013). Floods are relatively slow in occurrence and often occur in well identified regions and within expected time in a year. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Journal, 31(4), 307314. In quest of an ideal library environment: The case of the main library, the university of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad. Recently, Cyclone Jawad has hit the east coast of India particularly the State of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Disaster mangement raghav prabhakar 3.cyclone Nishan Sharma Natural disaster Neeraj Yadav Disaster management DayitaChaudhuri DRRR Hydrometeorological Hazards Part 1 Dexter Cargullo Hydrometeorological Hazards Ma. Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction pp 159171Cite as, Part of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Library book series (EESL). Landslides have relatively small and localised area of direct influence but the consequences may be far reaching such as: Due to the regional concentration of chemical companies in certain pockets, the chemical hazard has increased many folds. Library and Archival Security, 22(2), 99114. Over the weekend, scores of lives were lost in the southern states, including eight in . Strong coriolis force that can prevent filling of low pressure at the centre. Early Warning Systems Curr Sci 25:504509, Prasad K (1997) Prediction of tropical cyclones by numerical models-a review. Mausam, RSMC, New Delhi Report on cyclonic disturbances over the north Indian Ocean during 2009 IMD, New Delhi, India (2010), Shay LK, Goni GJ, Black PG (2000) Effects of a warm oceanic feature on hurricane opal. .Extratropical cyclones are generally fierce in the mid-Atlantic and New England states where they are known as. Unplanned development and encroachment of sprawling habitations alongside rivers and watercourses have impeded the natural flow of streams. (2010) Global perspectives on tropical cyclones: from science to mitigation. IGI Global. Heavy siltation in Adyar river has caused floods in Chennai. Some of the major causes of Rail accidents include: The capacity of the authorities to deal with the disaster and the vulnerability of disaster affected area shall be taken into account for planning and tackling disaster management. However for a better understanding the term drought is applied to an extended period when there is a shortage of water availability due to inadequate precipitation, excessive rate of evaporation and over utilisation of water from the Reservoir and other storages including the groundwater. It can be utilised in providing essential information for evacuation, relief and the management during post-disaster. Oxygen leaks, especially in hospitals are also one of the causes of fires in building. 8% of total geographical area in India is cyclones-prone.Natural disasters destroys 2% of GDP every year in India. Some of the measures are : Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure areas confined to the area lying between 30 degree north and 30 degrees South latitude. A study of disaster preparedness of archives & museum in seismic zone v, flood prone and conflict ridden Kashmir. Making use of technology through research to reduce instances of forest fires. Chapter 6: Recovery details this phase of disaster management. The emergence of a fault line and energy buildup along the fault line represented by the river Bhima and the possible breaking down of the Indian Plate is also one of the reason for some of the recent earthquakes. Lack of coordination between the local communities makes the rescue operation more difficult and thus casualties are increase in. (c) Post-Monsoon Phase: Restoration and rehabilitation phase includes establishment of a programme to restore both the disaster site and the damaged materials to a stable and usable condition. Cyclone is a catastrophic disaster accounting for huge loss of lives worldwide, imposing a trail of destruction of resources and properties and causing fatalities. Library Management, 42(3), 233244. Hazard caused by short-lived, micro- to meso-scale extreme weather and atmospheric conditions that may last for minutes to days: Unusual, extreme Weather conditions related to longlived, meso- to macro-scale atmospheric processes ranging from intra-seasonal to multidecadal (long-term) climate variability. Information Development, 35(1), 5166. Dissemination of knowledge about drought resistant crops at proper training to practice the same can be some of the long-term measures that will be helpful in drought mitigation. Library Review, 45(1), 3038. Availability of fodder and water for the cattle, Shifting of the people and their livestock to safer places. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. The impact of Hurricane Katrina on Gulf coast libraries and their disaster planning. Earth Observ Syst, Gopalakirhsna VV, Ali MM, Araligidad N, Shenoy S, Shum CK, Yi Y (2003) An atlas of the XBT thermal structures and TOPEX/POSEIDON sea surface heights in the North Indian Ocean. Sea surface temperature more than 27-degree Celsius is favorable for tropical cyclones. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Public Library Quarterly, 25(34), 215223. The most powerful cyclone in the Arabian Sea in decades, Cyclone Tauktae has claimed lives, destroyed infrastructure and laid waste crops as it raced from Kerala to Gujarat. Around 900 cyclone shelters have been built in vulnerable pockets of the state, with systems in place for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Using indigenous knowledge and techniques to detect and suppress forest fire. Finally absence of strong vertical wind wedge which disturbs the vertical transport of latent heat. Disaster preparedness of libraries: Insights from polytechnic librarians in Ghana. An effective cyclone disaster management plan is structured into four phases - response, recovery, prevention/reduction and preparedness ( Fig. CYCLONES are atmospheric disturbances and are formed around a low-pressure area. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. Thus, this study exhibits an outline of Indian libraries disaster preparedness in coastal areas. A., & Ganaie, A. H. (2017). The weakening of a cyclone does not mean that the danger to life and property is over. A series of waves (with long wavelengths when traveling across the deep ocean) that are generated by a displacement of massive amounts of water through underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides. The cyclone exposed capacity and policy gaps in Zimbabwe's disaster risk management system. The cyclones are natural phenomenon.We cant control nature, but if we focus on preparedness,adaptation, adequate response the damage caused by cyclones can be mitigated. Strengthening of public destribution system to provide food and fodder. In step with the studies of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) indicates that natural disaster loses equate up to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and up to twelve-tone system of Central income. Disaster and security: Colorado state style. These new countries will also suggest a set names. Provide a shelf of comprehensive solutions for improving the vulnerability reduction of coastal areas like development of bioshield, like mangrooves and shelter belt plantation. Hurricanes can produce many destructive hazards, such as heavy rains, storm surge, destructive winds and tornadoes. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. 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Impact of Kashmir floods on the libraries. Fire + water + bombs: Disaster management among academic libraries in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Other areas include districts like Jaisalmer and Barmer from the Indian desert that receive less than 90 mm average annual rainfall. Flood Plain zoning to regulate land use in the flood plain in order to respect the damage due to floods. Construction of flood protection embankments in the flood prone areas. Library Management, 32(8/9), 516530. (2005). Disruption of water supply, sewerage, power supply, transport and communication system is common. On the basis of severity of droughts, India can be dividedinto the following regions: Extreme Drought Affected Areas: It includes parts of Rajasthan particularly areas to the west of Aravalli hills, that is marusthali and Kutch region of Rajasthan falls in this category. We are grateful to NIIT University, India for providing necessary infrastructure and support to carry the research work. Google Scholar, Gohil BS, Mathur AK, Verma AK (2001) In: Proceedings of Pacific Ocean remote sensing conference, 2000, 58 Dec 2000, NIO, Goa, Indi, Goni GJ, Trinanes JA (2003) Ocean thermal structure monitoring could aid in the intensity forecast of tropical cyclones. Since time immemorial, libraries have been imperiled by various disrupting calamities that severely alter their usual functionality. Saving lives, providing first aid, minimizing and restoring damaged systems (communication and transportation), meeting the basic life requirements of those impacted by disaster (food,water and shelter). Thus pushes clouds upwards and lead to high intensity rainfall. (b) During Monsoon Phase (Early Warning and Effective Response): If involves giving qualitative and quantitative warnings based on the intensity of rainfall to various agencies to take preventive measures. It is accompanied with a sudden release of harmful radiations or radioactive materials or both together into the environment. 21st May, 2021. This study uses a phenomenological case exploration of the experiences of local residents in Rusitu. Tsunami waves travel at very high speed across the ocean but as they begin to reach shallow water, they slow down and the wave grows steeper . Burning Libraries: a review through the lens of history. Morgan, G., & Smith, J. G. (1997). The current threat from Cyclone Jawad, which comes at a time when crops in most parts are nearing harvest. Some of the them are as under: Identification and classification of disaster is being considered as an effective and scientific step to dealpromptly and efficiently with the disaster. Numerous incident of fires have been observed, especially during the time of Diwali due to illegal manufacturing and storage of firecrackers at several places. However for a better understanding, they are divided into following earthquake zones which is represented by the map given below: It is not possible to prevent the occurrence of an earthquake and hence the better option is to prepare for the disaster and have some mitigation strategy rather than curative measures such as: Tsunamis can be triggered off by an underwater earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a submarine rock slide, or rarely by an asteroid or meteorite crashing into water from space. Disaster management plans in Middle East libraries and archives in time of war: Case studies of Iraq and Egypt. https://doi.org/10.1353/lac.2005.0041, Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, You can also search for this author in The paper aims at proposing policies and approaches to manage dual disasters of flooding and COVID-19. Causes: It is a well known fact that Indian Plate is moving at a speed of 1 cm per year towards the north and North Eastern direction and this movement of plates is being constantly obstructed by The Eurasian plate from the north. Thorburn, G. (1994). The prosecution of war crimes for the destruction of libraries and archives during times of armed conflict. A. As per NASA study due to urban Heat Island there occurs low pressure zone over Chennai and Pune. Diversion of river courses due to landslides can also lead to flood and loss of life and property. Better facilities in hospitals through quick medical aid at the nearest hospital. The MSS Type C reporting uses for sending message through satellite. Encouraging people to participate in mock fire drills to ensure there is no panic during adverse situations of fire-incidents. Construction of explosion and fire resistant buildings in future. The chapter discusses the research works findings and extrapolates the significance of disaster management plans in libraries. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) (2009) defines disaster as: A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources., As per the Disaster Management Act 2005, Disaster means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or graveoccurrence in any area, arising from natural or manmade causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area. Loss of life,property,infrastructure,communication system etc. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435121111187888, Lunde, D. B., & Smith, P. A. Disaster management approaches for academic libraries: An issue not to be neglected in Greece. Mass movement of earth materials, usually down slopes. Measuring disaster preparedness and response practices in university libraries in Nigeria: The role of disaster equipment. Navigating campus disasters from within the library: Lessons and implications from gulf coast institutions. It is estimated that a total 775 303 people died in the coastal and offshore islands of Bangladesh within the last 222 years (1775-1997) due to cyclone and storm surges alone. There are possibilities of landslides too. (1994). The impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on three Louisiana academic libraries: A response from library administrators and staff. On reaching the coast ,the tsunami waves release enormous energy stored in them and water flows turbulently on to the land destroying port cities and towns, structures, buildings, and other settlements Since the coastal areas are densely populated the world over and are also centres of intense human activity ,the loss of life and property is likely to be much higher by Tsunami as compared to other natural Hazard in the coastal areas. Natural Disaster Management Authority has prepared a set of National Guidelines on Management of Cyclone. 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. October 2022 Current Affairs pdf: Download Now, September 2022 Current Affairs pdf: Download Now, August 2022 Current Affairs pdf: Download Now, July 2022 Current Affairs pdf: Download Now, June 2022 Current Affairs pdf: Download Now, Northwest Pacific including the South China Sea, North Atlantic including the Caribbean sea. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809610127219, Heller-roazen, D. (2018). Mitigation strategies for man-made disasters: a. It is formed around a low-pressure centre which is associated with the convergence of wind rotating inwards direction to the low-pressure point. The earthquakes cause obstructions in the flow of rivers and channels resulting in the formation of reservoir. Colonization of floodplains and river beds etc. The tsunami that occurred on 26th December 2004 caused great damage to India especially in the regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A cyclone can be defined as an atmospheric disturbance where winds rotate counterclockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere around a low pressure center. Component D: Project management and institutional support. Nearly 60 percent of Indias territory is vulnerable to earthquakes. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8800-3_77-1, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8800-3_77-1, eBook Packages: Springer Reference Business and ManagementReference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in Ali MM, Jagadeesh PSV, Jain S (2007) Effects of eddies on Bay of Bengal cyclone intensity. Text is available . The community should be well aware of the warning system, the warning signals and the source where they can get the early warning of cyclones. Tropical cyclones are formed between the region Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 31, 8591. The draft plan will dictate how prospective infrastructure projects would be assessed for clearance by laying out guidelines for coastal States. Holland GJ (2009) Global guide to tropical cyclone forecasting. In: Zschau J, Kppers A (eds) Early warning systems for natural disaster reduction. Indian Railways should switch completely to the Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches as they do not pile upon each other during derailments and hence cause lesser casualties. (eds) Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction. Meteorol Atmos Phys 67(1):3769. Extra tropical cyclones occur in temperate zones and high latitude regions, though they are, The state government of Odisha has started undertaking. https://ncrmp.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/psc/Fani2019.pdf. Constructing buildings on stilts or on earthen mounds. The sheer range of the disaster types seems eyebrow-raising. India initiated this project to undertake structural and non-structural measures to mitigate the cyclones effects. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is involved in rescue and relief work. Disaster management: Floods, Earthquake, Cyclones and Landslides A disaster (Fr. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048623.1994.10754867, Cyclone Fani: Damage, loss, and needs assessment. NEMO's monitoring of invest 95L over the weekend, has just led to an alert from the Chief Meteorologist. A special thanks to the Editors: Dr. Varun Narayan Mishra, Dr. Praveen Kumar Rai and Dr. Prafull Singh for providing their constructive comments and suggestions. Library Management, 23(3), 115123. The IMD recognizes five drought situations: Drought Week: When the weekly rainfall is less than half of the normal. Agricultural Drought: When four drought weeks occur consecutively during mid-June to September Seasonal Drought: When seasonal rainfall is deficient by more than the standard deviation from the normal Drought Year: When annual rainfall is deficient by 20 percent of normal or more, and Severe Drought Year: When annual rainfall is deficient by 25 to 40 percent of normal or more.
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