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Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards

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Synonyms

Historical natural hazards

Definition

Natural hazards that occurred in the historical past.

Introduction

This entry deals with historical natural hazards, with some reference to the ensuing disasters (see Hazard , Geohazards , Disasters , Natural Hazard ). Therefore, pollution, famines, and epidemics and natural hazards caused by humans (e.g., desertification) are not considered here. Typical fast events, such as earthquakes, and slower changes, such as climatic change that affected vast areas, and slower pervasive processes (e.g., karst dissolution) with an abrupt end (e.g., collapse of infrastructure), are included. Some of these fast and slower phenomena may have a significant geomorphological-environmental impact with long-lasting repercussions on civilizations (Trifonov and Karakhanyan, 2004; Leroy, 2012, in press).

This entry focuses on historical natural disasters which have: (1) affected the environment, resources, or material culture so much that they caused...

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Leroy, S.A.G., Gracheva, R. (2013). Historical Events. In: Bobrowsky, P.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_169

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