CH&CC
NATURAL HAZARDS
Total number of annual averages of natural disasters are 354, and annual average people affected is 210 million.
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Total number of annual averages of natural disasters are 354, and annual average people affected is 210 million. The average number of annual killed people is 68 300. However, the number of victims in certain disasters may be much bigger than average annual killed. For example, since the 2010 Haiti earthquake, there were 222,500 deaths. In 2008, the number of victims of the cyclone Nargis was large and amounted to 138,000. The economic damage from the catastrophes, such as: earthquakes, cyclones, and floods annually reach between 200 and 300 billion dollars for all hazards. There is an evidence that climate change has a significant impact on the frequency of certain natural hazards. Estimates of damage from future disasters annually, according to the United Nation office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) will amount to about 314 billion.
This section of the institute mostly investigates in the field of protecting engineering structures from earthquakes, landslides and floods.
Research is also being done to prevent natural disasters
Field of Activities
Earthquake
Earthquakes represent one of the biggest natural hazards that affect humanity. They occur unexpectedly, i.e., without any warning, giving rise to a huge loss of human lives and material damage. The center pays great attention and work on the engineering problems associated with the seismic safety of buildings and other civil structures.
Landslide
One of the more common natural hazards that can cause major damage to property and fatalities is landslides. Heavy rains are the most common cause of landslides, but earthquakes are also important triggers. In this section, this hazard is scientifically studied, and from an engineering point of view, new techniques are considered to lower the consequences of landslides.
Flood
At CH&CC, we study, how flooding is developed from heavy rainfall and rapid snowmelt as well as from the dam and levee failure, ice jams, and channel migration. There are three main classifications of floods: (1) Riverine flooding, (2) Coastal flooding, and (3) Flash Flood. Due to flash floods’ potential for causing the most deaths, we pay particular attention to them. The runoff water on his way swept up cars, civilians, and structures in its path.