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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 20: Field hospitals are particularly useful for treating people injured by sudden impact disasters. Any other medicines are, not only useless, but potentially dangerous.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. Warming has already begun to have a substantial effect on the magnitude and frequency of meteorological hazards. Krausmann, E.,

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience against disasters, crises and major public emergencies and incidents. Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Plans should be networked. Preamble 1.1