Hazard is when something can lead to a crisis or something bad, but has not yet happened. (you might come across signs saying beware, hazardous site).
Disaster is when something bad has happened and is just a word that we use to describe the after effect of whatever took place.
Some peoples 'disasters' can be as minor as having a bad hair day to something like the world is going to end!!!!!
A hazard is a warning to people(s) that by doing something to a object it could cause a disaster. Eg. a hazard warning on a door. by going in you could get radiation poisoning, leading to a disaster. or if there is a hazard warning for a area and it then escalates causing a disaster ( winds pick up and turn into a twister).
a natural hazard turns into a disaster when a lot of people get trapped in it and sadly loose their life to a hazard and a very few steps are taken to save such people.
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
A hazard becomes a disaster when human life, property and environment has come to harm.
A hazard becomes a disaster when it intersects with vulnerable populations or assets, leading to significant impacts such as loss of lives, property damage, or disruption to essential services. The scale and severity of these impacts determine whether the event is classified as a disaster. Effective disaster risk reduction measures can help mitigate these impacts.
A hazard is a dangerous place or situation (that hasn't taken place), eg, live electric wires on a power pole. A natural disaster is a catastrophe that occurs as a result of nature, eg, tsunamis, earthquakes and bush fires.
Risk is the probability that a hazard will turn into a disaster. risks can be reduced or managed. Challenge is a call to engage in a contest.
A hazard may be dangerous. An acute hazard is very dangerous.
A hazard becomes a disaster when human life, property and environment has come to harm.
emergency may lead to disaster
its a problem when you loose your shoe. its a hazard to ride your bike in the street.
A hazard becomes a disaster when the hazard becomes spread out over a large area. For example, the Chernobyl disaster started as a small hazard which became something that could not be controled. Eventually the plant exploded and created the worst nuclear disaster in history. The land will not be habitable for centuries.
A hazard is a warning to people(s) that by doing something to a object it could cause a disaster. Eg. a hazard warning on a door. by going in you could get radiation poisoning, leading to a disaster. or if there is a hazard warning for a area and it then escalates causing a disaster ( winds pick up and turn into a twister).
The reason a hazard becomes a disaster is because the hazard is ignored. Most disasters can be avoided if care is taken to correct minor situations.
a natural hazard turns into a disaster when a lot of people get trapped in it and sadly loose their life to a hazard and a very few steps are taken to save such people.
Not all salts have sodium in them. So a salinity hazard could mean different salts.
There is no difference between the reaction to a manmade disaster and the reaction to a natural disaster