Damage from natural disasters: Fast growth of losses or stable ratio?

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES VOL. 10, ES1004, doi:10.2205/2007ES000267, 2008

Damage from natural disasters: Fast growth of losses or stable ratio?

M. V. Rodkin
Geophysical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

V. F. Pisarenko
International institute for earthquake prediction theory and mathematical geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Abstract
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Received 8 December 2007; accepted 18 January 2008; published 14 February 2008.

Keywords: natural disasters, hazards, risk, assessment.

Index Terms: 1240 Geodesy and Gravity: Satellite geodesy: results; 1242 Geodesy and Gravity: Seismic cycle related deformations; 8488 Volcanology: Volcanic hazards and risks.

Citation: Rodkin, M. V., and V. F. Pisarenko (2008), Damage from natural disasters: Fast growth of losses or stable ratio?, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 10, ES1004, doi:10.2205/2007ES000267.