Contents

Topic “Life-secure in extreme situations” 3

Part I. Natural Hazards

Introduction. General concepts on emergency 6

Section I. Earthquake hits Indonesia and Solomon Islands 10

Section II. The prediction of hurricanes and earthquakes 14

Section III. Scientists warn: more bad storms on the way 18

Section IV. Devastation caused by tsunami 21

Section V. A European Sahara? 25

Part II. People’s Hazards

Section I. Air accidents 29

Section II. Nature pollution 33

Section III. Air contamination 37

Section IV. Electrical hazards 42

Section V. Noise 46

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