Natural Disasters

Natural disasters result from natural hazard events like flooding, earthquakes, and tornadoes, causing significant societal impact, loss of life, and economic damage. Scholars suggest the term 'natural disaster' be replaced with 'disaster' to emphasize the role of vulnerable communities. Earthquakes and tornadoes are highlighted as common events, with specific characteristics and potential emotional distress for affected populations.

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Natural Disasters

NITHILA ABIRAMI

30/07/2025 NITHILA 1
natural disasters
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a
society or community following a natural hazard
event. Some examples of natural hazard events
include: flooding, drought, earthquake, tropical
cyclone, lightning, tsunami, volcanic activity,
wildfire. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or
damage property, and typically leaves economic
damage in its wake. The severity of the damage
depends on the affected population's resilience and
on the infrastructure available.
Scholars have been saying that the term natural
disaster is unsuitable and should be abandoned.
Instead, the simpler term disaster could be used,
while also specifying the category (or type) of
hazard.[3][4][5] A disaster is a result of a natural or
human-made hazard impacting a vulnerable
community. It is the combination of the hazard
along with exposure of a vulnerable society that
results in a disaster.

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EARTH QUAKE
Earthquakes are quite common and occur
somewhere around the world every day.
However, the vast majority are considered
minor. The U.S. Geological Survey in 2015
reported more than 3,000 earthquakes in the
United States.

Even minor earthquakes that cause little

damage and destruction can cause people to
experience emotional distress (especially in
areas not accustomed to these events).
Aftershocks can continue to occur for months
afterwards and can be just as stressful.

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TORNADOES

TORNADOES
Tornadoes are outgrowths of powerful
thunderstorms that appear as rotating,
funnel-shaped clouds. They extend from a
thunderstorm to the ground with violent
winds that average 30 miles per hour. Also,
they can vary in speed dramatically from
being stationary to 70 miles per hour.
With a loud roar that sounds similar to a
freight train, tornadoes in the United States
typically are 500 feet across and travel on the
ground for five miles. Every state is at some
risk from tornadoes and the severe storms
that produce them. These same destructive
storms also cause strong gusts of wind,
lightning strikes, and flash floods.

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GAS % OF GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE

CARBON DIOXIDE 65
[Fossil fuel and indurtrial processes]

CARBON DIOXIDE 11
[Forestry and other land use]

METHANE 16

NITROUS OXIDE 6

F-GAS 2

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CO2 BALANCE

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