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प्रश्न
Distinguish between
Hazard and disaster
फरक स्पष्ट करा
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उत्तर
| Sr. No. | Hazard | Disaster |
| 1. | A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury, health impacts, social and economic disruption. | A disaster can be generally defined as “A serious disruption in the society causing widespread material, economic, social or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources”. |
| 2. | Hazards are geophysical and biological. | Disasters are natural and man-made. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
______ is a event which causes enormous physical damage to property, loss of life and change in the environment.
Define Hazard
The meaning of hazard is ______.
Hazards can be broadly classified into ______ types
A catastrophe was recover ______ time.
Natural hazards are ______ phenomenon that might have negative impact on human or the environment.
Natural hazards are classified into two broad categories: ______ and ______.
Hazards are termed as ______ when they cause widespread destruction of property and human lives.
Why mitigating the hazards essential?
Match the following:
| Hazard | a. | forecasting weather |
| Disaster | b. | reduce |
| Vulnerability | c. | a dangerous event |
| Mitigate | d. | severity |
| Meteorology | e. | loss of life |
