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    Natural hazards arise from natural processes in the environment. Quasi-natural hazards result from the interaction of natural processes and human activities. Technological or human-made hazards arise directly from human activities. Hazards can be classified as atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, biologic, or technological. Common natural hazards include earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and epidemics, while technological hazards include industrial accidents, transportation incidents, building collapses, and cyber attacks.

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    Natural hazards arise from natural processes in the environment. Quasi-natural hazards result from the interaction of natural processes and human activities. Technological or human-made hazards arise directly from human activities. Hazards can be classified as atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, biologic, or technological. Common natural hazards include earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and epidemics, while technological hazards include industrial accidents, transportation incidents, building collapses, and cyber attacks.

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    Natural hazards arise from natural processes in the environment. Quasi-natural hazards result from the interaction of natural processes and human activities. Technological or human-made hazards arise directly from human activities. Hazards can be classified as atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, biologic, or technological. Common natural hazards include earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and epidemics, while technological hazards include industrial accidents, transportation incidents, building collapses, and cyber attacks.

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    BASIC CONCEPT OF HAZAR

    DISASTER READINESS AND


    RISK REDUCTION
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    DEFINITION OF HAZARDS
     Hazards are “ those elements of the physical environment, harmful to man
    and caused by forces extraneous to him” ( Burton et al 1978).
     “ A source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss”
    ( Standards Australia 2000 ).
     “ A natural event that has the potential to cause harm or loss.” ( Asian Disaster
    preparedness center ( ADPC ).
     USGS Hazard as “a phenomenon or situation, which has the potential to cause
    the disruption or damage to people, their property, their services, and their
    environment”. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical
    risk of harm. However, once a hazard becomes “active”, it can create an
    emergency, A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident.
    Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk.
    GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS

    1. NATURAL HAZARDS such as earthquakes or floods arise from


    purely natural processes in the environment.
    2. QUASI-NATURAL HAZARDS such as smog or desertification that
    arise through the interaction of natural processes and human
    activities.
    3. TECHNOLOGICAL ( or human-made) HAZARDS such as the
    toxicity of pesticides to agricultural lands, accidental leaks of
    chemicals from chemical laboratories or radiation from a
    nuclear plant. These arise directly as a result of human activities.
    1. ATMOSPHERIC (single element) ATMOSPHERIC ( combined Elements/
    • Excess Rainfall Events)
    • Freezing Rain (Glaze) • Hurricanes
    • Hail • Glaze storm
    • Heavy snow falls • Thunderstorms
    • High wind speeds • Blizzards
    • Extreme temperature • Tornadoes
    • Heat/Cold stress
    2. HYDROLOGIC 3. GEOLOGIC
    • Floods- river and coastal area • Mass movement
    • Wave action Landslides
    • Drought Mudslides
    • Rapid glacier advance Avalanches
    • Earthquake
    • Volcanic Eruption
    • Rapid sediment movement
    4. BIOLOGIC 5. TECHNOLOGIC
    • Epidemic in humans • Transportation accident
    • Epidemic in plants • Industrial explosions and fire
    • Epidemic in animals • Accidental release of toxic elements
    • Locusts • Nuclear accidents
    • Collapse of public building
    • Cyber terrorism
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