The Challenge of Natural Hazards Flashcards
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Hazard Risk
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The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place.
2
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Natural Hazard
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A natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction or death.
3
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What is a natural disaster
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A natural hazard that has actually happend
4
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Two main types of natural hazards
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Geological (volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and avalanches and Meteorological (tropical storms, extreme weather and climate change).
5
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What are the factors that affect hazard risk
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Vulnerability (the more people exposed) and Capacity to cope
6
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Nature of natural hazards
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Type (some have greater risk due to lack of warning), Frequency and Magnitude (e.g. size of earthquake)
