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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