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What are disasters?
What are disasters?
Disruptions that occur on a massive scale, whether natural or man-made, and over a short or long period of time.
How are disasters often classified?
How are disasters often classified?
According to their causes (natural vs. human) and speed of onset (sudden vs. slow).
What is disaster management?
What is disaster management?
A proactive approach and systematic process to reduce the negative impact or consequences of adverse events.
Give an example of a sudden onset disaster.
Give an example of a sudden onset disaster.
Provide an example of a slow onset disaster.
Provide an example of a slow onset disaster.
What are the three main categories of disasters mentioned in the text?
What are the three main categories of disasters mentioned in the text?
What is the aim of disaster management?
What is the aim of disaster management?
Give an example of a typological and teutonic disaster.
Give an example of a typological and teutonic disaster.
What is the definition of natural disasters?
What is the definition of natural disasters?
Name three water and climate disasters mentioned in the text.
Name three water and climate disasters mentioned in the text.
What are two examples of geological disasters?
What are two examples of geological disasters?
Give an example of a biological disaster.
Give an example of a biological disaster.
What is the definition of man-made disasters?
What is the definition of man-made disasters?
Name two examples of accidents mentioned in the text.
Name two examples of accidents mentioned in the text.
What are two examples of industrial disasters?
What are two examples of industrial disasters?
Give an example of a hybrid disaster.
Give an example of a hybrid disaster.
