Hydro-meteorological Disasters Associated with Tsunamis and Earthquakes

Hydro-meteorological Disasters Associated with Tsunamis and Earthquakes

Earthquakes and tsunamis increase the risks of hydro-meteorological disasters. After the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), disaster-prevention structures such as coastal and river dikes were quickly rehabilitated. A phased process of rehabilitati...

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Main Author: Sagara, Junko
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
COASTAL AREAS
DAM
DAMS
DIKES
DISASTER
DISASTER AREAS
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER RISKS
DISASTERS
DRAINAGE
DYKES
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EMBANKMENTS
EMERGENCY MEASURES
EMERGENCY TEAMS
ENGINEERING
EVACUATION
FLOOD
FLOOD DAMAGE
FLOOD FORECASTING
FLOOD SEASON
FLOODING
FLOODS
HEAVY RAIN
HEAVY RAINS
IRRIGATION
LANDSLIDES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL RESIDENTS
MAJOR RIVERS
MASS
NATURAL DISASTERS
RAINFALL
RAINY SEASON
RECONSTRUCTION
RIVER
RIVER INFRASTRUCTURE
RIVERS
SAFETY
SAFETY OF DAMS
SANDBAGS
SECONDARY DISASTER
SECONDARY DISASTERS
SEDIMENT CONTROL
SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT
SLOPE FAILURE
STORM
STRUCTURES
TRANSPORT
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
TYPHOON
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18278588/hydro-meteorological-disasters-associated-tsunamis-earthquakes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16140

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18278588/hydro-meteorological-disasters-associated-tsunamis-earthquakes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16140

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