EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Itz, Natural Hazard
5 Sep 2014
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Natural hazards and disasters: initial concepts: natural hazard, natural disaster, and catastrophe, within nature nothing is constant, when a natural event become extreme in its occurrence, it poses a danger to human life and property. Even a very strong one is not a disaster unless it causes injury or destroys property. China floods, 1931, about 3 000 000 killed; Indian ocean tsunami, 12/26/2004; more than 300 000 killed; Haiti earthquake, 01/12/2010; more than 222 000 killed; Hurricane katrina, usa, 08/23/2005; about 1800 killed; cost $ 108 billion, Usd: natural hazard related fatalities, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods (about 90% of all deaths). Natural disasters are becoming more common and more costly. Worldwide, number of major disasters has increased from 15 in 1950 to. Figures released by the centre for research on the epidemiology of. Disasters (cred) and the un international strategy for disaster. Reduction showed that natural disasters caused a record billion. Usd damage in 2011: classifications of natural disasters.
