Impact of Natural Disasters on Water Resources in Georgia Caused by Global Warming

Abstract

Ecological and hydrological problems of water reservoirs on rivers of the Black Sea coast in the context of the increasing air temperature and emissions of greenhouse gases, the melting of glaciers, and the occurrence of floods and forest fires have been analysed in the given article. The article presents the results of field and theoretical studies of sedimentation processes in the large water reservoirs of Georgia focusing on their morphometric conditions during the warming period.

Historical Analysis and Prediction of the Magnitude and Scale of Natural Disasters Globally

“…Assessments have been made of global exposure and vulnerability, spatial distribution, and damages connected with climate change. Natural disasters have been the subject of research in many different scientific fields, primarily earth sciences, sociology [11][12][13][14][15], economics [16][17][18][19] but also psychology and health [20][21][22]. The methods adopted in this paper are wide-ranging geostatistical methods, typically used in mapping, GIS, or geography applications [23][24][25].…”