Winter Storms
Integrating Disaster Science and Management: Global Case Studies in Mitigation and Recovery, Elsevier, ss.69-82, 2018
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812056-9.00005-1
- Yayınevi: Elsevier
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-82
- Anahtar Kelimeler: carbon monoxide, cold weather, disaster health, economic recovery, extreme temperatures, health and social services, health care services, housing, humidity, index, infrastructure systems and natural and cultural resources, insurance, lifting, mitigation, motor vehicle collisions, operational coordination, planning, precipitation, preparedness, prevention, promotion, protection, public health, public information and warning, rains, recovery, risk management, socio-cultural discrimination, strong winds, vulnerable populations, winter storms definitions
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
“Storm” means a disorder about the weather and most weather events can result is a storm. Winter storm is a natural meteorological event which causes a change in life by disturbing or suspending the normal flow of daily life. Winter storms may cause significant troubles in the performance of public services like education, health, telecommunication and transportation and in entertainment. In this chapter, the effects of winter storms on the society will be revealed out first. Secondly, the disaster continuum will be demonstrated within the framework of damage reduction and recovery stages. Finally, the public health perspective will be reflected for the protection of the public against the effects and results of winter storms and for the improvement of the current conditions.