Mehrdad Hoseini; Naser Maleki; Farrokh Matlabifar
Volume 19, Issue 74 , August 2010, , Pages 86-90
Abstract
One of the basic and most fundamental factors in the structure of the planet is the climate. There is no doubt that humans, living things and manifestations of life on the Earth are affected by climatic conditions and atmospheric phenomena. Inappropriate distribution of dry land and water, different ...
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One of the basic and most fundamental factors in the structure of the planet is the climate. There is no doubt that humans, living things and manifestations of life on the Earth are affected by climatic conditions and atmospheric phenomena. Inappropriate distribution of dry land and water, different latitudes, passage of atmospheric systems, heights and elevations covered by snow and ice, dry desert without water and grass, forests covered by trees,... In different regions of the planet, has created different climatic conditions, in such a way that in the broad geography of the world, atmospheric and hydrological hazards such as floods, storms, thunder and lightning, fatal cold, overwhelming heat, etc., annihilate thousands of humans and living organisms annually, or bring about many financial and environmental losses. In this regard, today's civilized human is releasing into the atmosphere millions of tons of carbon dioxide and toxic pollutants annually in order to gain industrial agriculture, so that greenhouse gases have formed a dark blanket on the ozone layer, and this harsh and fatal contamination has seriously threatened the lives of humans and living beings. Therefore, today's violent climate and humans have caused climatic changes in micro and macro climatic levels. Therefore, it is desirable and imperative to identify and investigate climatic changes and to prepare research plans in order to overcome the hydrological atmospheric hazards and to reduce and control pollution and human industrial toxicants.
Mehrdad Hosseini; Farrokh Matlabifar
Volume 16, Issue 63 , November 2007, , Pages 35-38
Abstract
Undoubtedly, floods are known as one of the most important natural disasters. In practice, the flood is considered to be the most enormous disaster in terms of mortality and financial losses. In a ten-year period in the world (1988-1988), about 390000 people were killed by natural disasters, 58% of which ...
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Undoubtedly, floods are known as one of the most important natural disasters. In practice, the flood is considered to be the most enormous disaster in terms of mortality and financial losses. In a ten-year period in the world (1988-1988), about 390000 people were killed by natural disasters, 58% of which were flood casualties, 26% related to earthquakes, and 16% were caused by storms and other disasters. The related financial losses in this short period were about $ 700 billion, 33% of which caused by flood, 29% by earthquake and 28% were related to the storm. Throughout history, humans have been attracted to the fertile lands that are located on the course of previous floods, and have made their lives easier by settling close to rich sources of water and food in these lands. The same river or water flow that provides people with livelihood will make them more vulnerable to flooding. Flood can be caused by heavy rainfall, accumulation of heavy and abnormal sediment behind dams or dams’ failure, rapid melting of snow, blockage of the course of rivers due to landslides, or explosions of water reservoirs.
