 "A
natural disaster is the effect of earths natural hazards, for
example
flood,
tornado,
hurricane,
volcanic eruption,
earthquake,
heatwave, or
landslide. They can lead to financial, environmental or human
losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the
affected population to resist the hazard, also called their
resilience. If these disasters continue it would be a great
danger for the earth. This understanding is concentrated in the
formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet
vulnerability." Thus a natural hazard will not result in a
natural disaster in areas without vulnerability, e.g. strong
earthquakes in uninhabited areas. The term natural has
consequently been disputed because the events simply are not hazards
or disasters without human involvement. A concrete example of the
division between a natural hazard and a natural disaster is that the
1906 San Francisco earthquake was a disaster, whereas
earthquakes are a hazard. This article gives an introduction to
notable natural disasters, refer to the
list of natural disasters for a comprehensive listing."
Source:
Wikipedia |
