EOSC 114 Chapter Notes -Carrying Capacity, Natural Disaster, Public Safety Canada

• School: UBC
• Department: Earth and Ocean Sciences
• Course: EOSC 114
• Professor: Rebecca Todd

Document Summary

Natural hazards are inevitable, but natural disasters are not. Becomes natural disasters when they intersect with vulnerable communities. The number of occurrences in a given length of time. Frequency and period should not be used for forecasting measures. The amount of energy fuelling a natural event. The number of great natural disaster is increasing with time. A global and canadian outlook on natural disasters. Extreme natural events in which a large amount of energy is released in a short time. The number of human- made disasters has been decreasing in recent years. Urban fires, explosions, aviation (airplanes), maritime disasters, mining accidents, social unrest, terrorism. The number of natural disaster deaths is increasing with time. Economic losses from natural disasters are increasing with time. Developed countries experience larger economic losses and fewer deaths. The number of natural disasters in canada is increasing. The number of natural disaster fatalities in canada is decreasing.