Disaster
Types of Disaster
Definition
A sudden calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community's or society's ability to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.
Natural
Risk Factors
Hydrological
Man-Made
Terrorist Attack
Fire Accidents
Meteorological
Geophysical
Other Natural Disasters
Chemical
Disaster
Biological
Threat
Road Accident
Earthquakes
Avalanches
Volcanic Eruptions
Sinkhole
Tsunami
Weather Disturbances
Wildfires
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
El Niño and La Niña Phenomenon
Floods and Flash floods
Storm Surges
Agricultural Pestilence
Airborne Diseases
Explosion
Oil and Chemical Spills
Dam Failure
Nuclear
Disaster Risk
Characteristics
Environmental Degradation
Disaster from the Different Perspective
Invisible
Unevenly distributed around the earth
Dynamic
Emergent and Complex
Forward looking
Badly Planned and Managed Urban Development
Climate Change
Poverty
Causes of Environmental Degradation
Effects of Environmental Degradation
Socio-Cultural Perspective
Economic Perspective
Psychological Perspective
Political Perspective
Physical Perspective
Biological Perspective