Class 15a: Natural hazards
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Class 15a: Natural hazards
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Class 15a: Natural hazards. Natural hazards and disasters. Natural disaster: damage to life or property Natural hazard: risk of natural disaster. Natural hazards and disasters. Trigger events are natural But “disasters” are man-made. Four types of impacts. 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Class 15a: Natural hazards
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Natural hazards and disasters
• Natural disaster: damage to life or property
• Natural hazard: risk of natural disaster
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Natural hazards and disasters
• Trigger events are natural
• But “disasters” are man-made
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Four types of impacts
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
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1991 East Bay Hills Fire
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1991 East Bay Hills Fire
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Natural hazards and disasters
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Hurricane Jeanne (2004)
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Natural hazards and disasters
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Four stages of response
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Types of mitigation