Sunday, August 26, 2018

Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

Hazards:
Hazards are natural events that pose damage and life threat to human life and property. A natural process, such as a volcano, may only become hazardous when people are inhabiting the space in which  the volcano erupts in.
Disasters:
A Disaster is an event that has been deemed hazardous, has a defined area, and has occurred over a limited time span. In order for a disaster to be specified as such, one of four criteria must be met:

  • 10 or more people killed
  • 100 or more people affected
  • Declared state of emergency 
  • International assistance request

10 people killed
100 affected
• Declared state of emergency
• Requested international assistance
10 people killed
Catastrophes: 
Catastrophes are immense disasters that take ample amounts of time, money, and resources to recover. In recent memory hurricane Harvey is an example of such an event.

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  1. Awesome-Looking forward to all the things you'll learn about your country in the upcoming weeks!

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