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Characteristics of Hazards Hazar ds Volcano es Hurrica nes Nuclear Disaste rs Oil Spills Drought s Hurrica nes Hurricane Katrina Atlantic, USA 2005 Coastal areas, between the tropic of cancer and capricorn Miles Weeks Seasonal Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Scale Hours / Days / Weeks / Months Days / Weeks Flooding, loss of personal property, destruction Volcano es Montserrat Leeward Islands 1995 Margins of tectonic plates, especially in subduction zones Kilometers Minutes Hours / Days / Weeks / Months / Years Richter Magnitude Scale Hours / Days / Weeks / Months / Years Seconds / Minutes Ash clouds, death, destruction, ground shaking Oil Spills Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico 2010 Seas or oceans where there are oil pipelines Miles No predictabilit y Hours / Days / Weeks / Months / Years Depends on area, quantity of oil spilled (gallons) Months Seconds / Minutes / Hours / Days / Weeks Damage wildlife, economic loss, contamination of water Drought s Horn of Africa 2010-2011 Desertic places Miles Months / Days Hours / Days / Weeks / Months / Years Areas,countri es, km Days / Weeks / Months / Years Days / Weeks / Months Famine, loss of crops, dehydration, death Nuclear Disaste rs Chernobyl and Fukushima Where nuclear plants are located Meters / Kilometers No predictabulit y Months / Years Cities Hours / Days Seconds / Minutes Radiation affect people, destruction Spatial Distributi Spatial Extent Predictabi lity Frequency Magnitude Duration Speed of onset Effects Case Study
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Characteristics of Hazards
Hazards
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Nuclear DisastersOil Spills
Droughts
Hurricanes
Hurricane KatrinaAtlantic, USA
2005
Coastal areas, between the tropic
of cancer and capricorn
Miles
Weeks
Seasonal
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Hours / Days / Weeks / Months
Days / Weeks
Flooding, loss of personal property,
destruction
Volcanoes
MontserratLeeward Islands
1995
Margins of tectonic plates, especially in subduction zones
Kilometers
Minutes
Hours / Days / Weeks / Months /
Years
Richter Magnitude Scale
Hours / Days / Weeks / Months /
Years
Seconds / Minutes
Ash clouds, death, destruction,
ground shaking
Oil Spills
Deepwater HorizonGulf of Mexico
2010
Seas or oceans where there are oil
pipelines
Miles
No predictability
Hours / Days / Weeks / Months /
Years
Depends on area, quantity of oil
spilled (gallons)
Months
Seconds / Minutes / Hours /
Days / Weeks
Damage wildlife, economic loss,
contamination of water
Droughts
Horn of Africa2010-2011
Desertic places
Miles
Months / Days
Hours / Days / Weeks / Months /
Years
Areas,countries, km
Days / Weeks / Months / Years
Days / Weeks / Months
Famine, loss of crops, dehydration,
death
Nuclear Disasters
Chernobyl and Fukushima
Where nuclear plants are located
Meters / Kilometers
No predictabulity
Months / Years
Cities
Hours / Days
Seconds / Minutes
Radiation affect people, destruction
Spatial Distribution
Spatial Extent
Predictability
Frequency
Magnitude
Duration
Speed of onset
Effects
Case Study
