Geophysical

Earthquake (ground shaking, tsunami)

Mass movement (dry)

Volcanic activity

Meteorological

Extreme Temperature (cold/heat waves)

Fog

Storm

Hydrological

Flood (coastal food, riverine flood, flash flood, ice jam flood)

Landslide (avalanche, snow, debris, mudflow, rockfall)

Wave action (rogue wave, seiche)

Climatological

Drought

Glacial Lake Outburst

Wildfire (forest and land fires)

Biological

Epidemic (viral, bacterial, parasistic, fungal and prion diseases)

Insect infestation (grasshoper, locust)

Animal Accident

Extraterrestial

Impact (Airburst)

Space weather (energetic particles, geomagnetic storm, shockwave)

Anthropogenic non-intentional

Industrial accident (i.e. chemical spill, explosion, radiation)

Transport accident (air, road, rail, water)

Miscellaneous Accidents (i.e. mining, structural)

Anthropogenic intentional

Famine

Displacement of populations

Mass shootings (i.e. school shootings, workplace violence, hate crimes)

Civil disobedience (labor, race, political riots)

Terrorism/conflicts

Weapons of mass destruction

Automated Single-Station Earthquake Location in the Sicily Channel Using WDD Broadband Station on the Maltese Islands

published in 2008
Pauline Galea and Matthew Agius (Seismic Monitoring and Research Unit - SMRU)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Systems in disaster management
Disaster Types: Earthquake (ground shaking, tsunami)
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

http://seismic.research.um.edu.mt/downloads/Automated_Single-Station_Earthquake_Location_in_the_Sicily_Channel_using_WDD_Broadband_Station_on_the_Maltese_Islands.pdf

Associated resources

Next Future Large Earthquake in Romania: A Disaster Waiting to Happen? (OPINION)

published in 2017
Seismological Society of America, Seismological Research Letters Volume 88, Number 1

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Risk communication, Risk perception and risk cultures
Disaster Types: Earthquake (ground shaking, tsunami)
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

The Making of a Riskier Future: How Our Decisions are Shaping Future Disaster Risk (Report Summary)

published in 2016
GFDRR

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Policies in disaster management
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

How the People of India Live with Climate Change and What Communication Can Do

published in 2017
Varinder Gambhir and Prerna Kumar, Climate Asia

Project Topics: Risk communication, Citizens’ empowerment, Actors in disaster management
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

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Infographic: Managing Risks & Building Resilience

published in 2017
Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, Climatological
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

GFDRR Recovery Hub

GFDRR

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication, Risk perception and risk cultures, Policies in disaster management, Citizens’ empowerment, Citizens’ rights
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Recovery

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Title:	Culture And RISk management in Man-made And Natural Disasters - CARISMAND
Funding scheme:	CSA (Coordination and Support Action) Call ID H2020-DRS-2014 Topic DRS-21-2014 ‘Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 2: Better Understanding the Links between Culture, Risk Perception and Disaster Management’
Grant agreement no:	653748
Duration	36 months (October 2015 – September 2018)
Co-ordinator:	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG), Netherlands
Co-ordinating person:	Prof. Joseph A. Cannataci
EU funding:	€ 3,788,526.25