Environmental hazards
Global environmental hazards
Understanding why natural hazards occur can help countries to manage or prevent their consequences. Case studies illustrate the impact of natural hazards in the short and long term.
Video playlist
Hurricane Floyd misses Florida but comes ashore in North Carolina - 1999. Video
How Hurricane Floyd changed the landscape and population of Florida and North Carolina.
The effects of climate on development and health. Video
Extreme weather conditions affecting level and pace of development.
Economic relief and recovery after a natural disaster. Video
The effect of hurricane Mitch on the economy of Honduras.
The formation of a tropical storm - Hurricane Mitch, October 1998. Video
The development and effects of category five hurricane Mitch.
Engineering earthquake resistant structures. Video
How engineering can improve the chances of survival from an earthquake.
A comparison of the effects of Hurricane Floyd (Florida) and Hurricane Mitch (Honduras) Video
The victims of 'natural' disasters like hurricanes are usually the very poor.
Preparing for earthquakes. Video
The management of the consequences of earthquakes.
Powerful volcanic eruptions. Video
An animation of the Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991 in the Philippines and its effects.
The earthquake in Santa Cruz, California in 1989. Video
The San Andreas fault and 1989 Santa Cruz eathquake.
Hurricane Mitch strikes Honduras in 1998. Video
Honduras's vulnerability to hurricanes due to a dependence on agricultural exports.
The effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Video
Hurricane Mitch triggered a major relief effort.
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