1.4A Natural disaster

• natural disaster = a natural events that has the potential to harm people and their property
• Disaster = realisation of the hazard, i.e. harm has occurred. 
• Degg model = shows the intersection between a hazardous natural event and a vulnerable population which experiences human and/or economic loss, to create a disaster.

  
• hazard risk equation 


  risk = (hazard X vulnerability)/capacity to cope
• resilience = Some communities have a high capacity to cope and a high resilience. This means they can reduce the chances of disaster occurring 
• vulnerability = the ability to anticipate, cope with, resit and recover from a natural disaster