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    1.what Is A Disaster ?

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    A disaster is defined as a destructive event involving loss of life and property that occurs suddenly through natural or man-made causes. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and cyclones are caused by natural forces, while man-made disasters like bomb explosions, pollution, and industrial accidents occur due to human actions. A hazard is a potentially damaging physical event or disruption that can lead to a disaster, whether created by nature or humans, while vulnerability is the ability of a community to cope with and recover from a disaster's consequences. Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable and at greater risk of harm from disasters.

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    A disaster is defined as a destructive event involving loss of life and property that occurs suddenly through natural or man-made causes. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and cyclones are caused by natural forces, while man-made disasters like bomb explosions, pollution, and industrial accidents occur due to human actions. A hazard is a potentially damaging physical event or disruption that can lead to a disaster, whether created by nature or humans, while vulnerability is the ability of a community to cope with and recover from a disaster's consequences. Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable and at greater risk of harm from disasters.

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    A disaster is defined as a destructive event involving loss of life and property that occurs suddenly through natural or man-made causes. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and cyclones are caused by natural forces, while man-made disasters like bomb explosions, pollution, and industrial accidents occur due to human actions. A hazard is a potentially damaging physical event or disruption that can lead to a disaster, whether created by nature or humans, while vulnerability is the ability of a community to cope with and recover from a disaster's consequences. Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable and at greater risk of harm from disasters.

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    A disaster is defined as a destructive event involving loss of life and property that occurs suddenly through natural or man-made causes. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and cyclones are caused by natural forces, while man-made disasters like bomb explosions, pollution, and industrial accidents occur due to human actions. A hazard is a potentially damaging physical event or disruption that can lead to a disaster, whether created by nature or humans, while vulnerability is the ability of a community to cope with and recover from a disaster's consequences. Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable and at greater risk of harm from disasters.

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    1.WHAT IS A DISASTER ?

    A disaster is a destructive event that occurs suddenly and involves loss of life and property.
    Disasters can be of two types, natural and man-made. It is a sudden accident or a natural
    catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life

    2.TYPES OF DISASTERS?

    Disasters can be of two types, natural and man-made.

    NATURAL DISASTERS

    Earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis, floods, cyclones, landslides, avalanches and droughts are
    natural disasters and man has no control over them. They are a result of natural activities and hence
    known as natural disasters .

    MAN MADE DISASTERS

    The man-made disasters are triggered by human beings. Some of the man-made disasters are: bomb
    explosions, terrorism, war or civil war, leakage of poisonous chemicals, breach in dams, air or water
    pollution, industrial accidents and epidemics. They are known as man made disasters because they
    occur due to human actions and not natural forces.
    3.Hazard
    A hazard can be defined as a potentially damaging physical event, social and economic
    disruption or environmental degradation. Typical examples of hazards can be absence of rain
    (leading to drought) or the abundance thereof (leading to floods). Chemical manufacturing
    plants near settlements and incorrect agricultural techniques, can also been seen as hazards
    which could lead to possible disasters. Hazards can be the creation of man or the
    environment.

    4. Vulnerability
    Vulnerability can be seen as, the ability a person or community has, to predict, cope with, or
    avoid and recover from, the consequences of a hazard or disaster. Marginalised, poorer and
    over-populated communities are more vulnerable and less able to cope with disasters.

    the ability of countries, communities and households to manage change, by maintaining or


    transforming living standards in the face of shocks or stresses – such as earthquakes, drought or
    violent conflict – without compromising their long-term prospects’.
    6. Risk
    Risk is usually associated with the human inability to cope with a particular situation. In
    terms of disaster management it can be defined as the probability of harmful consequences,
    or expected losses death, injury, damage to property and the environment, jobs, disruption
    of economic activity or social systems. Hazards will affect communities differently in terms of
    ability and resources with which to cope. Poorer communities will be more at risk than others.

    7.Disasters: Types of disasters

    The most widely recognized types of disasters are those listed here. Disasters related to
    extreme weather events (floods, cyclones, tornadoes, blizzards, droughts) occur regularly.
    Events related to extremes of the the earth�s geology (earthquakes, volc anic eruptions)
    occur less frequently, but result in major consequences when they happen. Tsunamis often
    result from earthquakes. Avalanches result from massive accumulations of snow.

    Disasters are commonly categorized by their origin; natural or man-made. Most disasters
    investigated in the literature are natural disasters. Recently, however, industrial accidents
    have been categorized as disasters. The Bhopal gas release and the Che rnobyl nuclear
    accident are two examples of a man-made disaster. Forest fires (initiated by man) may be
    another example.

    Disasters may occur suddenly in time (a quick onset), or they may develop over a period of
    time (a slow onset). Most occur suddenly and perhaps unexpectedly. However, some events
    develop gradually, including some floods and famines related to drought.

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