Hazards, Disasters & Catastrophes
Nobody in the US is 100% safe from the earths natural hazards as natural processes such as: tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, etc., can vary in how dangerous they are. While disasters and catastrophes can be seen as the same thing, there is a big difference between the two. Catastrophes caused massive destruction's that can take years for recovery including raising the money for the damages it caused. On the other hand, for a hazardous event to be considered a disaster, either less than 10 people are killed, less than 100 are effected, there is a declared state of emergency, or a request for international assistance.
Great post here. You'll use this knowledge for our first quiz! Looking forward to learning more about Malta this semester!
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