Natural Disaster

Disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability — B. Wisner, et. al. (2004).1

Disaster is the effect of a hazard
Lead to financial, environmental or human losses

Natural hazard - without human involvement
Natural disaster - with human involvement

Resilience
- vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard

Natural disasters

Hydrological

Floods

Limnic eruptions

Tsunamis

Meteorological

Blizzards

blizzards

Cyclonic storms

Hurricanes
Thunderstorms

Droughts

Hailstorms

Heat waves

Tornadoes

tornadoes

Fires

Earth changes

Geological disasters

Avalanches

Landslides

Earthquakes

earthquakes

Volcanic eruptions

Climate change

Significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns
Extreme weather event periods ranging from decades to millions of years

Global warming

Global cooling

Planetary crisis

Social disasters

Collapse of society
- unavailability of electricity
- unavailability of fuel
- unavailability of food
- unavailability of water

Monetary disruption and economic collapse
- monetary manipulation
- hyperinflation
- deflation
- economic depression

Activities of mankind
- chemical contamination
- radioactive contamination
- nuclear warfare
- conventional warfare

Health disasters

Epidemics

Pandemic

Famines

Space disasters

Impact events

Solar flares

Gamma ray burst

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