Write short notes on:Hazard

1.	Write short notes on:Hazard
Answer» 1. Hazards are phenomena that pose a threat to people, structural or economic assets and which may cause a disaster. 2. They could be either naturally occurring in the environment or man-made. Example, high rainfall is a hazard as it may cause floods. 3. A hazard becomes a disaster when it affects human population, settlements and their activities. An earthquake or storm occurring in any area in the world is a hazard but when it occurs in inhabited areas it is called disaster.

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1. Hazards are phenomena that pose a threat to people, structural or economic assets and which may cause a disaster.

2. They could be either naturally occurring in the environment or man-made. Example, high rainfall is a hazard as it may cause floods.

3. A hazard becomes a disaster when it affects human population, settlements and their activities. An earthquake or storm occurring in any area in the world is a hazard but when it occurs in inhabited areas it is called disaster.

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