GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A natural disaster may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural and man-made hazards include, for instance, droughts, desertification, floods, fires, earthquakes and dispersion of radioactive gases in the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -A natural hazard is the threat of an event that will likely have a negative impact. A natural disaster is the negative impact following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it significantly harms a community.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural hazards are physical phenomena caused by atmospheric, water or tectonic processes that threaten people, property or the environment. They can occur within a short or long period of time.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).