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A natural disaster. More specifically a meteorological (weather) disaster.
No. It is a geological phenomenen.
One can obtain information about disaster planning by going to a local police or fire department and asking for brochures. You can also go on yahoo answers where they have multiple steps on how to plan for a disaster.
Communication to other hams via amateur radio to get weather reports is very critical. Using APRS, data from weather stations connected to amateur radios can be broadcasted.
Earthquakes are a type of tectonic disaster. This comes from the earth's surface. Tornados and hurricanes are types of Meteorological disasters. These come from the atomosphere.
I guess it is Disaster management Department.
The meteorological department issued an alert that a tropical cyclone could occur. It was later confirmed that it was a tropical cyclone. Several warnings were issued to the people of Darwin to evacuate the area and facilities were provided by road and air. The Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force were called to help in the evacuation to prevent disaster due to cyclone Tracy.
In the US disaster management is handled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. You can find information on the types of emergencies they handle at FEMA. FEMA is under the Department of Homeland Security, so if you're interested in disaster management you can look up Homeland Security, the National Response Framework, and the National Incident Management System.
Kalpana-1 is the first satellite launched by India. It is a meteorological satellite - and was launched ikn memory of Kalpana Chawla - who was killed in the Colombia shuttle disaster.
One may find information about disaster recovery systems from "Disaster Assistance". This is a government run website which helps inform people about different disaster recovery systems.
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There are many disaster recovery templates which one may find suitable on the TechRepublic and the Disaster Recovery websites. Information is included with each template.