The differences between Hazards,disasters, and catastrophes

There are differences between all three and what effects the can cause to all living life. A hazard are more commonly produced by earthquakes, floods and tornados, they cause potential damage to property and harm to human life. A disaster is a hazard that affects more than 100 people or kills more than 10 people and is specific to one area. It is also a disaster if the state declares a state of emergency. For catastrophe is a bigger disaster that would take longer to rebuild and a lot of money to fix and affects many people, such catastrophes like Pompeii, Italy.

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  1. Ana GGAugust 29, 2017 at 3:39 PM

    Great first entry, Andrew.
    From now on, please remember to add your source of information in your post as well [to get full credits, you'll see that in the rubric for week 2], as hyperlink/s or at the bottom of your post.
    Looking forward to all you'll learn about Italy.

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