Wind and water-driven disasters are frequent Phenomena a causing severe devastation the world over. The present book contains highly informative material on flood forecasting, Mitigation planning and management; tropical cyclones; and storms, hurricanes, Tornadoes, lightening and frost disasters. Environmental scientist, meteorologists and administrators will find this volume as vade mecum.

Health and marine environment; Coastal and marine degradation; marine pollution; UNCLOS III; and Techniques of marine pollution control are the major themes, vividly x-rayed in this volume. Substantially based on the writings of learned experts in the field, this book will prove vade mecum to all the concerned.

This book contains valuable material on Population explosion and poverty; population growth and development; Population development-environment syndrome; Habitat related problems; and reassessing population etc. This book will prove an authoritative source book.

Technological hazards are primarily seen as major 'man-made' accidents. This book contains valuable information on different technological disasters, which is collected from authoritative source. Mining disasters; War, chemicals and the environmental responses and action plans are scientifically X-rayed in this volume.