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Question
Write notes on Man-made disasters
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Solution
- Disasters can be natural or man-made.
- Man-made disasters are also called Anthropogenic disasters. Example, industrial accidents, transportation accidents, nuclear accidents.
- The natural disasters cannot be prevented but man-made disasters can be prevented as they happen due to mistakes or carelessness by humans.
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