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Prediction Disaster Management has gained appreciable attention in recent years in Asia. The chaos caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, have harshly illustrated the inadequacy of pre- and post-disaster planning and action.
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Chandrappa, R., Gupta, S., Kulshrestha, U.C. (2011). Predicting Disaster: Asian Scenario. In: Coping with Climate Change. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19674-4_8
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