- Disaster is the term used to represent the disruptions or losses occurring for a short period of time in a community. These losses may be human, material, economic or environmental
- Hazards are the man made events or natural phenomena which have the potential to bring disaster in community.
- A Hazard may not always cause disaster because it depend upon the vulnerability of that community also.
For example, for a community living in an area have safer building structures, earthquake may not be disastrous for them but depend upon its magnitude.
- All hazards may not cause disasters. For example, a hurricane far out to sea cannot harm the people.
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