Concept Of Hazards Flashcards
What is a natural hazard?
A threat which has the potential to cause injury, loss of life, damage to property, socio-economic disruption or environmental degradation.
What is risk?
The chance or probability of being affected by a natural event
What is mitigation?
Making a hazard less dangerous
What is vulnerability?
A high risk combined with a inability of individuals and communities to cope
What is capacity to cope?
The ability of affected communities to cope with a given hazard
What is a disaster?
A sudden accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life
What is severity?
How damaging or disruptive an event is
What are hydrological/atmospheric hazards?
A hazard formed by hydrological and atmospheric processes
Name 4 hydrological/atmospheric hazards
Wildfires
Tropical Storms
Floods
Droughts
What are geophysical hazards?
A hazard formed by tectonic/geological processes
Name 3 geophysical hazards?
Tsunami
Earthquake
Volcano
What are natural-technological hazards?
Where natural hazards trigger technological disasters
Name a na-tech hazard?
Dams bursting due to heavy rain
What are context hazards?
Widespread (global) threat due to environmental factors
Name a context hazard?
Climate Change
