Natural and Human Induced Hazards

Edited by : Chen Yong,

China Seismological Bureau, China

Domenico Grasso

Domenico Grasso, Picker Engineering Program, Smith College, Northampton

Stephen Smith

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College, London

Bhaskar Nath

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Natural and Human Induced Hazards

Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing, China

Natural Hazards - Internal and External Processes

Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China

Earth's Interior

Li Xiaofan, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China

Surface Process

Li Juan, Institute of Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, China
Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China

Natural Weather Induced Hazards: Floods, Storms, Fires and Drought

Li Juan and Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China

Geological Hazards: Earthquakes, Landslides and Tsunamis

Li Juan and Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China

Case Studies of Natural Disasters

Li Juan and Chen Yong, China Seismological Bureau, China

Nature of Earthquakes

Harsh K. Gupta, The Government of India, Department of Ocean Development, India

Geography of Volcanic Zones and Distribution of Active Volcanoes

Vladimir Yu. Kirianov, Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Environmental Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions

Vladimir Yu. Kirianov, Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Debris Flows and Pyroclastic Flows

Tamotsu Takahashi, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

Snow Avalanches, Ice Avalanches and Glacier Surges

Howard Conway, Charles F. Raymond, Geophysics Program, University of Washington, USA
Martin Funk, Laboratory for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland
Stefan Margreth, Eidgenossisches Institut fur Schnee-und Lawinenforschung (SLF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland

Tsunamis

Nobuo Shuto, Faculty of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan

Precipitation and Lightning

Marcia B. Baker, Department of Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, USA

Tropical Cyclones

Tomonori Matsuura and Michiaki Yumoto, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Japan

Fires

Johann G. Goldammer, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, The Global Fire Monitoring Center, Germany

Human-Induced Hazards

Contaminations in Soil and Groundwater

Zhongbo Yu, EMS Environment Institute, The Penn State University, USA

Acid Rain

Peter Brimblecombe, Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

Radon Hazards

Chan Lung sang, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong, China

Saline Water Intrusion

Liu Lanbo, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut, USA

Air Pollution and Smog

Tong Zhu, Center for Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China
Min Shao