(i) Natural Hazards and Natural Disaster.
| Basis |
Natural Hazards |
Natural disaster |
| Meaning |
Natural Hazards are elements of circumstances in the Natural environment that have the potential to cause harm to people or property or both. |
Natural Disaster is an undesirable occurrence resulting from forces that are largely outside human control, strikes quickly with little or no warning, which causes or threatens serious disruption of life and property including death and injury to a large number of people, and requires therefore, mobilisation of efforts in excess of that which are normally provided by statutory emergency services. |
| Scope |
Every natural hazard is not a disaster. |
Every natural disaster is a natural hazard. |
| Example |
USA facing -50 degree temperature every year. It is a hazard but due to preparedness, it never becomes a disaster. |
Tsunami occurred in 2004 proved to be a great disaster. |
(ii) Manmade disaster and Natural
| Basis |
Manmade Disaster |
Natural disaster |
| Meaning |
Manmade disasters are undesirable occurrences resulting from human actions. |
Natural Disaster is an undesirable occurrence resulting from forces that are largely outside human control, strikes quickly with little or no warning, which causes or threatens serious disruption of life and property. |
| Example |
Bomb blast, industrial explosions, wars, fire accidents, etc. |
Earthquake, landslides, cyclones, floods, droughts, etc. |
