Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

Many dangerous circumstances can occur in the world. They are mostly categorized as either hazards, disasters, or catastrophes. Hazards are defined as a danger or risk. A disaster is a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life. Catastrophes, on the other hand, are even more severe. I found a few definitions for catastrophe. One, it could be the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy. Second, a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to ruin. Third, a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth or destructive natural event. A hazard is known as a threat to anything living on the earth. Global warming for example is a well known hazard. There are a few different kinds of hazards known as physical, chemical, biological. Disasters are known to have a greater affect on human population. Natural disasters can cause very drastic problems. Some examples of a natural disaster are floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and fires. These are incidents that have a direct impact on the earth. Natural catastrophes and disasters can be very similar except catastrophes have a much greater impact and result.