Experience of creating an atlas of hazards and emergencies in the Russian Federation
The specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia together with scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of possible crises and threats that are relevant to Russia at the beginning of the XXI century: natural hazards, man-made hazards, environmen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASA
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić" |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7599/2013/0350-75991303065S.pdf |
| Summary: | The specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia together
with scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of
possible crises and threats that are relevant to Russia at the beginning of
the XXI century: natural hazards, man-made hazards, environmental risks,
social risks, risks arising from the military operations, as well as
terrorist threats. As the result an atlas of hazards and emergency situations
in Russia was created, which allows the assessment of the risks and extent of
emergencies in specific areas. The appearance of the atlas was preceded by
the release of individual maps on the territory of Russia: the maps of fires,
floods, earthquakes and other hazards. In Russia in the natural area the most
dangerous are floods, hurricanes, typhoons, storms, earthquakes and droughts;
in the man-made area - large fires , accidents at potentially hazardous
facilities and electric power systems. The situation is complicated by the
significant depreciation of productive assets and a reduction of the
technological discipline in large industrial plants. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-7599 1821-2808 |