Hazards that occur naturally but dont fall into the geologic or atmospheric hazard categories.

NATURAL HAZARDS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Hazards that occur naturally but don’t fall into the geologic or atmospheric hazard categories.

A	interior geologic hazard
B	surface geologic hazard
C	atmospheric hazard
D	other natural hazard

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete Answer:Among the given options floods will not be counted as a geological disaster. When an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry it is called a flood. In hydrology floods are an area of study and they are a significant concern to civil engineering, agriculture and public health.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural hazards can be classified into several broad categories: geological hazards, hydrological hazards, meteorological hazards, and biological hazards.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geological natural hazards are for example earthquakes, land slides, sinkholes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Geological natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are triggered by activities taking place in the earth’s interior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural hazards can be placed into two categories-tectonic hazards and climatic hazards.

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NATURAL HAZARDS