Arnold, MargaretChen, Robert S.Deichmann, UweDilley, MaxxLerner-Lam, Arthur L.Pullen, Randolph E.Trohanis, Zoe2012-06-052012-06-052006978-0-8213-6332-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7091These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL RAINFALLATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHAVALANCHEAVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATIONBASINCENTRAL AMERICANCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE DYNAMICSCLIMATE ZONESCLIMATIC ZONESCLIMATOLOGYCOASTCYCLONECYCLONE TRACKSCYCLONESDISASTERDISASTER EVENTSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDROUGHTDROUGHT PERIODDROUGHT SEVERITYDROUGHTSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTFAMINEFLOODFLOOD HAZARDFLOODINGFLOODSGDPGLOBAL SCALEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHURRICANEHURRICANESIMPACTS OF DROUGHTLIVESTOCKMOISTURENATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL HAZARDSPRECIPITATIONPRECIPITATION ANOMALIESRAINRAINFALLRECONSTRUCTIONRISK ASSESSMENTSNOWSNOWFALLSOILSOUTH AMERICASTORMSTORM SURGESSTORMSTEMPERATURETROPICAL CYCLONESTROPICAL STORMSTSUNAMITYPHOONSUNEPUNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMMEWATERWATER RESOURCESWEATHERWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6333-1