Noun

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Singular natural disaster

Plural natural disasters

natural disaster (plural natural disasters)

  1. Any natural phenomenon that causes great damage and loss of life.
  2. The emergency situation that is the consequence of such an event.

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Wed Aug 25 14:55:13 2010

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, tornado, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster, and their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural hazard will hence never 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.

Natural disasters

Main articles: disaster and list of deadliest natural disasters

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Fri Sep 3 06:04:28 2010

If Indonesia experienced a natural disaster and the Australian government sent troops to the region to assist?
Q. If indonesia experienced a natural disaster and the Australian government sent troops to the region to assist. Which of the following global links would be reflected? A.Aid B.Communication C.Defence D.Trade
Asked by Play3r - Sat Nov 8 00:44:11 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is a lot of investment from other countries in Indonesia and people want to invest more in Indonesia .America and Australia also have investment .Tea companies and other company's employ indonesia.In a nation disaster people want to look after investments .David
Answered by holden350chev - Sat Nov 8 02:19:02 2008

Why does telecommunication network get disrupted or jammed during natural disaster?
Q. Why does this network gets disrupted in an event of a major natural disaster or emergency situation? I'm from INDIA.
Asked by NAMAN JAIN - Thu Nov 27 13:10:53 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Infrastructure damage - Land line cables (copper, fiber-optic) can be damaged and destroyed, wireless land stations (transmission towers) can collapse, hardware can be damaged or destroyed (telephone switching equipment, RTTY stations. Any communications that might still exist after a disaster could be overwhelmed by the large amount of demand that usually exist after a disaster. Electrical power to run these devices might not be available after a disaster.
Answered by Shaula - Thu Nov 27 16:57:06 2008

Can someone please give me a catastrophic natural disaster that has happened in the past?
Q. I have to write a one page essay on a natural disaster for my science class! Please help me pick a good one that not many people have heard of!
Asked by Kaitlyn - Wed Apr 11 14:10:44 2007 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments

A. The 1931 Yellow River flood (Huang He flood) is generally thought to be the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded, and almost certainly of the twentieth century (when pandemics are discounted). Estimates of the number of people killed in the 1931 flooding range from 850,000 to 4,000,000. Deaths caused by the flooding include but are not limited to drowning, disease, ensuing famines, and droughts. Lesser population densities in prehistoric times make it unlikely that this toll had previously been surpassed.
Answered by Jenn - Wed Apr 11 14:30:52 2007

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See also:

  • CBS News Disaster LinksCBS News Disaster Links
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    Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data.
  • The Natural Hazards CenterThe Natural Hazards Center
    colorado.edu
    Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on human adaptation to disaster.
  • Savage EarthSavage Earth
    thirteen.org
    Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links.
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