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Disaster. A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. [1] [2] Natural disasters like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by natural hazards. [3] Human-made disasters like oil spills, terrorist attacks and power ...
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. The term "disaster" itself is defined as follows: "Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources. Disasters can be caused by natural, man-made and ...
Humanitarian crisis. A humanitarian crisis (or sometimes humanitarian disaster) is defined as a singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or large group of people. [1] It may be an internal or external conflict and usually occurs throughout a large land area.
This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total. Man-made disasters by cause (5 C) Man-made disasters by century (10 C) Man-made disasters by continent (16 C) Man-made disasters by country (209 C, 1 P) Man-made disasters by decade (7 C) Man-made disasters by location (4 C)
Definition. A hazard is defined as "the potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event or trend that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental resources." [ 4]: 2233.
An environmental disaster or ecological disaster is defined as a catastrophic event regarding the natural environment that is due to human activity. [ 2] This point distinguishes environmental disasters from other disturbances such as natural disasters and intentional acts of war such as nuclear bombings .
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility." Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, or a reactor core melt. [ 6]
Human response to disasters. The study of how humans respond to disasters is a phenomenon one can study by examining diverse source documents created and preserved throughout human history thus far. [1] [2] In ancient times, disasters were seen through the lens of supernormal explanations.