Natural disaster is the harmful impact of natural hazard events on communities. FEMA identifies 18 natural hazards including earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. Natural hazards can be geophysical or biological, affecting humans and environment
Global disasters affected 194 million people in 2019-2020, causing 26,835 deaths. Climate change and COVID-19 have increased disaster frequency and intensity. Turkey ranks 113th globally with disaster risk index of 5.6
Twitter can be used for crisis communication after disasters. Social media data can be linked with satellite imagery for disaster monitoring. Remote sensing helps assess building damage after earthquakes. AI can detect traffic incidents using logistic regression and wavelet transformation
Study examines disaster impacts over 44 years using 151 countries' data. Data covers deaths and economic damages from earthquakes, floods, and other disasters. Analysis includes both total deaths and damages/GDP
Disaster-resilient cities are those that can withstand and adapt to crises. More than half of world population lives in cities. Cities are becoming increasingly crowded and vulnerable
AFAD is a governmental disaster management agency under the Ministry of Interior. Established in 2009, it focuses on disaster preparedness and response. Headquarters located in Ankara, contactable via phone or email