A disaster is a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time span within a defined area. According to our book, Natural Disasters, the criteria for a natural disaster are 10 or more people are killed, 100 or more people are affected, a state of emergency is declared, and international assistance is requested. A catastrophe is a massive disaster that requires significant expenditure of money and a long time for recovery to take place. A hazard is a natural process and event that is a potential threat to human life and property.
Great first entry, Taylor.
ReplyDeletePlease remember to add your source of information from now on 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.