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What are the types of disasters?
What are the types of disasters?
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Disruption on a massive scale, either natural or man-made, occurring in short or long periods of time is termed as Disaster. Disasters can lead to human, material, economic or environmental hardships, which can be beyond the bearable capacity of the affected society.
Disasters can be classified into the following categories:
- Water and Climate Disaster: Flood, hail storms, cloudburst, cyclones, heat waves, cold waves, droughts, hurricanes.
- Geological Disaster: Landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes
- Biological Disaster: Viral epidemics, pest attacks, cattle epidemic and locust plagues
- Industrial Disaster: Chemical and industrial accidents, mine shaft fires, oil spills
- Nuclear Disasters: Nuclear core meltdowns, radiation poisoning
- Man-made disasters: Urban and forest fires, oil spill, the collapse of huge building structures.
Disruption on a massive scale, either natural or man-made, occurring in short or long periods of time is termed as Disaster. Disasters can lead to human, material, economic or environmental hardships, which can be beyond the bearable capacity of the affected society.
Disasters can be classified into the following categories:
- Water and Climate Disaster: Flood, hail storms, cloudburst, cyclones, heat waves, cold waves, droughts, hurricanes.
- Geological Disaster: Landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes
- Biological Disaster: Viral epidemics, pest attacks, cattle epidemic and locust plagues
- Industrial Disaster: Chemical and industrial accidents, mine shaft fires, oil spills
- Nuclear Disasters: Nuclear core meltdowns, radiation poisoning
- Man-made disasters: Urban and forest fires, oil spill, the collapse of huge building structures.
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