NounSingular disaster Plural disasters disaster (plural disasters)
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AnagramsCategory: English nounsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A disaster is the tragedy of a natural or human-made hazard (a hazard is a situation which poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment) that negatively affects society or environment. In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk. These risks are the product of hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster, as is the case in uninhabited regions. Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95 percent of all deaths caused by disasters occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural disasters are 20 times greater (as a percentage of GDP) in developing countries than in industrialized countries. A disaster can be defined as any tragic event with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic accidents, fires, or explosions. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the practical ways we can do to prepare ourselves for any disaster here in the Philippines? Q. As the damage wrought by the typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have shown, Disaster preparedness (I say preparedness because NO ONE can stop a natural calamity from occuring except God) is as important as Disaster response. What can you do as an ordinary citizen to minimize loss to life and property during a disaster? Asked by Doc B - Sat Oct 3 04:43:57 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are three stages to minimize loss of life and property during a disaster: Before, During and After Before: --People should have discipline with their actions because it does affect calamities one way or the other --- deforestation causes more flooding to occur, blocked drainage systems aggravate floods -- People should always be ready for disasters, you'll never know when it strikes. Always have a ready supply of canned goods, flashlights and battery operated radio. Do not wait for predictions/forecasts by various agencies. You can never depend on them, and it's always better to be prepared than sorry. --Be Observant of Your Surroundings, Read up! Know what are the signs and signals of a certain disaster. -- Organize Drills to… [cont.] Answered by Charmaine - Sun Oct 4 09:22:25 2009 What is your worst cooking disaster in the kitchen? Q. This morning I was cooking a pot roast in my crock pot. I tried to move the crock pot from the counter to the stove top, but the cord got hung up on the coffee percolator. The crock pot slipped out of my hands and landed upside down in the garbage can that was almost full, and the coffee pecolator tipped over and spilled coffee all over the floor. That was my worst cooking disaster. My wife and daughter laughed, because it was pretty funny. We went to Applebee s for Sunday lunch. So waht was your worst cooking disaster? Asked by wildcatfan - Sun May 27 18:32:34 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. well one time i was cooking potatoes and i turned the oven on and timed it but my son thought it would be funny if he messed with the timer. they were in ther an hour longer than they were suppose to. being partly my fault... i ran in took them out only to discover taht they had blown up in the oven and baked on. then while i was trying to clean it out i hit my head on the top of the oven. i backed out and found out that i was bleeding and my daugher had made cookies at a friends house and i thought they looked wierd until i realised that i had bled on them ewww that was my huge disaster. Answered by Kayla Marie - Sun May 27 18:47:30 2007 Does anybody have any ideas for a Disaster Policy for a residential care centre?
Q. I am making a disaster policy for a residential care centre for 18-25 year olds. The policy is in case of an unexpected disaster to the building, for example, if a crane fell and damaged the roof, storms etc. Asked by Sarah C - Sun Apr 13 10:55:29 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Head count would be my first concern, then the decision can we, or should we leave the building (is it safe)? In case of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes...generators, food and water, blankets, flashlights, candles. First aid kit or supplies, short wave radio or cell phones. Flares. Decide on an meeting location or central room, or if you are required to exit, a meeting place outside. Make sure everyone is out of there. Caring for the injured...emergency service phone numbers for downed wires, fires, chemical explosions...most importantly communicate with each other and everyone be on the same page, have drills or practice plans in place..Hope this helps...thank you Answered by (KellyB) - Tue Apr 15 08:51:29 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "disaster" Quotes regarding disaster.
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United Methodist Committee on Relief
Mennonite Disaster Service
ERRA :- Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority
