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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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Define ‘hazard'.
A hazard is a ______ event that can causes harm or damage to human and his property.
The beginning of ______ century, the earth supported a human population.
A catastrophe was recover ______ time.
Natural hazards are ______ phenomenon that might have negative impact on human or the environment.
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 |
Hazard is a ______.
______ is a natural hazard. It develops at sea.
