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What are natural hazards give examples?

Updated: 8/19/2023
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Rishipoddar

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12y ago

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Natural hazards are those which are caused by the fury of the nature like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.

A widely accepted definition characterizes natural hazards as "those elements of the physical environment, harmful to man and caused by forces extraneous to him More specifically, in this document, the term "natural hazard" refers to all atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic (especially seismic and volcanic), and wildfire phenomena that, because of their location, severity, and frequency, have the potential to affect humans, their structures, or their activities adversely. The qualifier "natural" eliminates such exclusively manmade phenomena as war, pollution, and chemical contamination. Hazards to human beings not necessarily related to the physical environment, such as infectious disease, are also excluded from consideration here. Some examples are volcano eruptions,hurricanes,floods and much more

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Answermany dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
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There are many natural hazards we as humans face, three of them being hurricanes, tornadoes, and forest fires. Some others are blizzards, waves and tsunamis, floods etc.

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Here are some...

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