Man-Made Disasters - Quick Revision Sheet
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Key terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Assets, resources and skills of a community that reduce disaster risk |
| Mitigation | Lessening the adverse impacts of hazards |
| Preparedness | Capacity to anticipate, respond to and recover from disasters |
| Prevention | Outright avoidance of adverse impacts |
| Resilience | Ability to resist, absorb, adapt to and recover from a disaster |
| Crowd management | Planning and supervision of orderly movement of people |
| Crowd control | Restriction or limitation of group behaviour |
| Flash mob | Group that assembles suddenly, performs an unusual act and disperses |
Numbers and dates
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Mumbai footbridge stampede | 29 September 2017; at least 22 killed |
| Stampedes in India at religious events | 79% |
| Drowning share of injury deaths; rank | 7%; 3rd |
| Drowning deaths a year | 3,72,000 |
| Deaths in floods due to drowning | 75% |
| Drownings in freshwater | About 90% |
| Fresh water / ocean water drowning time | 2-3 minutes / 8-10 minutes |
| Low fire / high fire speed | 1-3 m/sec / up to 100 m/sec |
| Head height during fire | No higher than 30 cm above floor |
| Baba Gurgur, Iraq | Burning over 4,000 years |
| Bhopal gas leak | 3 December 1984, methyl isocyanate |
| Road deaths a year; rank | 1.34 million; 8th |
| Hyogo Framework for Action | 2005-2015 |
Remember
- Fire drill: stop, drop and roll. Extinguisher: pin, aim, squeeze, sweep.
- Industrial hazards: fire, explosion, toxic release, environmental damage.
- Road risk factors: speeding, drink-driving, helmets, seatbelts.
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