Introduction to Natural hazards – earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, avalanches, floods, cyclones, mine fire and blow out; Causes, risk and mitigation of natural hazards; Mechanics of recent and historical earthquakes, seismic risk and hazard, earthquake prediction, types of volcanism, styles of eruption, forecasting and mitigation of volcano hazard, Tsunami – causes and prediction, prediction and prevention of landslides, landslide zonation and risk assessment, Flood hazard and mitigation, geological hazards – vulnerability and risk assessment using GIS, Environmental hazards – Nuclear waste, ground water pollution, Important case studies of natural hazards.