What's the difference between a catastrophe, a natural disaster, and a hazard?

A natural disaster is an occurrence that disrupts the natural flow of nature within a certain area caused by the natural forces of our planet, for example, an earthquake is a natural disaster that can inflict great dange. In addition, a natural hazard is also very dangerous. However, it is a threat caused by a natural event. These events can either be meteorological, biological, geological, hydro logical, or seismic. An example of a natural hazard can be when an earthquake destroys a radiation plant causing deadly radiation to spread across the area affected. Last but not least. a catastrophe has a similar meaning and effect as a disaster but a catastrophe brings in greater tragedy and ruin compared to the sudden losses of disasters. Therefore, the word catastrophe is used when an event with incredible severity occurs. In the end, these occurrences are very similar to one another and we can all agree that all three of these terms have a negative vibe and denotation.

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  1. AnaGGAugust 25, 2017 at 2:55 PM

    Great first entry, Francisco.
    In future weeks, please remember to add your source of information in your post as well [to get full credits, you'll see that in the rubric for week 2], as hyperlink/s or at the bottom of your post.

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