A disaster is a sudden, catastrophic event that causes significant disruption, destruction, and distress, often resulting in negative impacts on people,property, and the environment. Disasters can take various forms, including natural disasters and human-made disasters
Disaster are serious distruption to the functioning of a comunity that exceed its own resources. Disaster can be caused by natural, man-made and technological hazards, as well as various factor that influence the exposure and vulnaberuty of a comunity
Disasters can occur due to 2 conditions :
A disaster can be formulated:
Disaster = Hazard x Vulnerability
UNISDR considers disasters as: “A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources”
Reducing the risks of disasters (for example prevention, preparedness, and early warning systems) for predictable events like the major severe weather impact conditions such as cyclones, large storms, heavy precipitation events, heat and cold waves, helps to protect both human and economic assets.
Trend Natural Of Disaster Occurance
