Disaster Management- Earthquakes, Floods, Landslides, Cyclones, Droughts: Geological processes like earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides are normal natural events which have resulted in the formation of the earth that we have today. They are, however, disastrous in their impacts when they affect human settlements. Human societies have witnessed a large number of such natural hazards in different parts of the world and have tried to learn to control these processes, to some extent. Earthquakes: Earthquakes occur due to sudden movements of the earth’s crust. The earth’s crust has several tectonic plates of solid rock which slowly move along their boundaries. … Continue reading Disaster Management