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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 that may involve at least one victim of circumstance, such as an accident, fire, or explosion. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. We've had Katrina, severe tornados, floods and other natural disasters. What kind of impact has this had on the economy? Asked by American Woman - Mon Jun 30 09:39:29 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. Natural disasters are just that natural disasters. I hope you are not trying to blame Bush on those too. The impact of natural disasters is tremendous and of course it affects the economy. How can it not. All that has to be taken into account, but many people just want to blame others and Bush for the lousy economy instead of looking at the whole picture. Thank you for seeing this. Answered by Time travler - Mon Jun 30 09:49:23 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Disasters" |
