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3.1.1 Section A: The challenge of natural hazards
L1 - Introduction to hazards
natural hazards
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there are many 'natural events' in the world such as
Earthquakes
,
floods
and
landslides
natural events only become natural hazards when the natural event impacts
people
and/or
property
tectonic hazards involve the movement of tectonic
plates
and examples include:
earthquakes
volcanoes
tsunamis
atmospheric hazards involve being in the
atmosphere
and include:
floods
hurricanes
lightning
storms
tornadoes
extreme
snow
geomorphological hazards occur on the
earths
surface
and include:
landslides
floods
droughts
mudflows
biological hazards are anything involving
living
organisms
and include:
wildfires