Hi,
"Natural Hazards Scientist" might be a very good term to use in the case of
a person you have spoken about.
Sorin Cheval
Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy
12, D. Racovita Str., sect.2, 70307, Bucharest
Romania
Tel: 0040-1-313-59-90
Fax: 0040-1-311-12-42
>
>Hi All,
>
>As we all know, besides the geologist, there are many specialists that make
>up the geosciences. Some of these will devote a certain amount of their
>time
>studying interesting but sometimes deadly natural phenomena that can turn
>into natural hazards or disasters (eg: volcanologists & volcanoes,
>seismologists & earthquakes, glaciologists & glaciers hydrologists & floods
>(or drought), meteorologists & hurricanes, tornadoes, electrical storms,
>etc.).
>
>A few years ago, I ran across a term (maybe while talking to a geologist)
>for
>a person who spent practically all of his/her time studying ALL of these
>natural disasters without being limited to just one aspect. What is this
>person called please?
>
>TIA,
>Bruce Winningham
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