1. introduction the earthquake is a disaster which always threatens our country due to specific geographical conditions. according to official statistics, in the past 25 years, 6% of country’s casualties had been due to the earthquake. on average every ten years an earthquake of magnitude 7 on the richter scale occurs in the country (givechi and coworkers 2013:102). temporary accommodation is a...

introduction hazards can be divided into two main groups: one based on origin and other based on speed of occurrence. from view point of speed, the hazards divided into catastrophe and gradual types. for example earthquake, flooding, landslide, avalanche and intense rainfall especially hail are classified into catastrophe events. gradual events include drought, global warming and soil creeping....

introduction: drought is a creeping natural phenomenon, which can occur in any region. such phenomenon not only affects the region subjected to drought, but its adverse effects can also be extended to other adjacent regions. this phenomenon mainly starts with water deficiency (say less than long- term mean of variable under study such as rainfall, streamflow, groundwater level or soil moisture)...

1. introduction droughts are long-term phenomena that can affect large areas and cause severe downturn in economic and social activities. recognizing this phenomenon, its features and properties, knowledge of facilities, capabilities and talents of areas and providing short and long term solutions leads to the effort of the surface water resource managers to prepare for drought mitigation. the ...