Introduction

Hello, everyone! Welcome to my little home online.

First of all, introduce myself. I am a postgraduate, studying in Climate Change. Last week, we were asked to set up a blog which is the assessment of this course. It’s a totally different assessment, and I never used a blog before. I am really nervous, but also excited.

When I first thought about the main topic of this blog, natural disasters occurred to me. Maybe you have never experienced them yourself, but I believe that instant news would not let you feel unfamiliar with them. 

Hurricane Katrina August 28 2005 NASA
by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC 

Lawine

My hometown is a small city on the southeast of China, along the coast, which is always hit by typhoons every summer. The strong wind, the heavy rain and the blown down trees. I have seen all of them, since I was a little child. Recent years, China went through a lot of natural disasters such as the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, the 2008 Chinese winter storms, the 2010 China floods and the 2010 Yushu Earthquake. Although my hometown is nearly 1800km away from Sichuan, I still felt shaking (the ceiling lamp swung obviously in my high school) when the Sichuan Earthquake happened. In addition, I saw the destroyed scene after 2010 China floods in Jilin Province (where my university is located). Having experience on my own, I feel the power of natural disasters impressively. Therefore, I think it is a great opportunity for me to learn more about natural disasters which influence the globe deeply and interest me a lot.

ADBC Branch in BeiChuan after earthquake
by 人神之间 - Own work (Original text: self-made 自己制作)

During the following several months, I will focus on limited numbers of types of natural disasters. Exploring some questions which listed below:

• Are there any links between different types of natural disasters and environment change?
• Did these natural disasters become more extreme in recent decades?
• What we can do to face natural disasters? Positive or Negative?

I believe the blog will be better as the time goes by and I hope it will arouse your interests in this field as well. Your comments and supports are quite important to me. I am sorry that my english is not that good, so there may be some problems in expression. This is also a chance for me to improve my english. Please do not hesitate to let me hear your voices, even about spelling or grammar mistakes.