Global hazards
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Hazard
poses a threat to human life or property
natural hazard
caused by natural processes
hydro-meteological
climate processes (e.g. droughts, floods)
geophysical
land processes (e.g. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions )
disaster
hazard that seriously affects humans
risk
likelihood that humans will be seriously affected
vulnerability
how susceptible a population is to damage caused by a hazard
disaster risk equation
risk = hazard x vulnerability = capacity to cope
What cause the risk of a disaster to increase?
frequency or severity of hazard increase
people’s vulnerability increase
people’s capacity to cope decreases
example of disaster risk
Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake, 75000 deaths, remote mountainous location
Izmit, Turkey, 18000 deaths, poorly constructed buildings due to poverty
relative financial cost
amount of money lost relative to how much people have to start with
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