Experience of creating an atlas of hazards and emergencies in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia together with scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of possible crises and threats that are relevant to Russia at the beginning of the XXI century: natural hazards, man-made hazards, environmental risks, social risks, risks arising from the military operations, as well as terrorist threats. As the result an atlas of hazards and emergency situations in Russia was created, which allows the assessment of the risks and extent of emergencies in specific areas. The appearance of the atlas was preceded by the release of individual maps on the territory of Russia: the maps of fires, floods, earthquakes and other hazards. In Russia in the natural area the most dangerous are floods, hurricanes, typhoons, storms, earthquakes and droughts; in the man-made area - large fires , accidents at potentially hazardous facilities and electric power systems. The situation is complicated by the significant depreciation of productive assets and a reduction of the technological discipline in large industrial plants.

Keywords

• atlas
• emergencies
• natural hazards
• Baikal Nature Territory