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
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100 affected
• Declared state of emergency
• Requested international assistance≥
10 people killed
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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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