Natural Disaster
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Natural disasters: [1]
- Geophysical events (Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic eruption, Mass movement);
- Meteorological events (Storm, Extreme temperature, Drought, Wildfire, Extreme rainfall);
- Hydrological events (Flood);
- Biological events (Epidemic, Insect infestation, Animal disease);
- Outer space events (Meteorites, Geomagnetic storms).
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
Australia
Natural Disaster is any emergency defined by the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements: bushfires, cyclones, earthquakes, floods and storms including hail. [2]
Standard Definition
See also
- Crisis
- Disaster
- Hazard
- Biological Hazard
- Geological Hazard
- Hydrometeorological Hazard
- Natural Hazard
Notes
- ↑ As defined by ESRIF and EMDAT (source: EU ACRIMAS)
- ↑ Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)