GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A natural disaster is “the negative impact following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it significantly harms a community". A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural hazards become disasters when people’s lives and livelihoods are destroyed. Human and material losses caused by such disasters are a major obstacle to sustainable development.

Detailed explanation-3: -NATURAL DISASTERS, also referred to as natural hazards are extreme, sudden events caused by environmental factors such as storms, floods, droughts, fires, and heatwaves. Natural disasters are now occurring with increasing severity, scope and impact.

Detailed explanation-4: -The different types of natural hazards include: Geophysical hazards (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis). Hydrological hazards (e.g., floods). Meteorological hazards (e.g., cyclones and storms).

Detailed explanation-5: -A natural disaster is characterized by the abnormal intensity of a natural agent (flood, mudslide, earthquake, avalanche, drought) when the usual measures to be taken to prevent this damage were not able to prevent their emergence or were not able to be taken.