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The types of natural disasters are wind-related, water-related, and earth-related. Examples of wind-related disasters include storms, cyclones, tornadoes, tidal waves, and blizzards. Examples of water-related disasters include floods/flash floods, cloudbursts, excessive rains, and drought. Examples of earth-related disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, avalanches, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.

According to the WHO, a disaster can be defined as any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services on a scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area.

Disasters disrupt progress and destroy the hard-earned fruits of painstaking developmental efforts, often pushing nations back by several decades.

<p>The management of disasters has received increased attention in recent times because disasters disrupt progress and destroy the hard-earned fruits of painstaking developmental efforts, often pushing nations back by several decades.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The different categories of man-made disasters are accidents, industrial mishaps, fires, forest fires, contamination/poisoning, terrorist activities, ecological issues, and warfare. Examples of accidents could occur in road, rail, air, sea, or building contexts. Examples of industrial mishaps could involve gas leaks, explosions, sabotage, and safety breaches. Examples of ecological issues include pollution, soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, global warming, sea level rise, toxic wastes, and nuclear accidents. Examples of warfare can be conventional, chemical, biological, or nuclear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As per W.H.O, &quot;A Disaster can be defined as any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services on a scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural disasters are caused by natural phenomena such as wind, water, and earth-related events. Man-made disasters are caused by human activity such as accidents, industrial mishaps, fires, forest fires, contamination/poisoning, terrorist activities, ecological issues, and warfare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Events that can be considered a disaster include natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, as well as man-made disasters such as industrial accidents and terrorist attacks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Efficient management of disasters has received increased attention both within India and abroad because disasters bring about a lot of misery to a region, and it becomes difficult to cope with the situation through local resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term disaster commonly denotes any odd event 'natural or manmade' which brings about a lot of misery to a region and it becomes difficult to cope with the situation through local resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers