Week 1 August 22, 2020 Hazards, Catastrophes, and Disasters When a natural event happens and it is a harm to human life, it is called a hazard . There is no place that is considered "hazard free". A disaster is when a hazardous event occurs but only for a shot time span. Also for it to be considered as a disaster it needs to have at least one of these things: Leave more than ten people dead. Leave more than one hundred people affected by it. Have a State of Emergency declared. Have the people request international assistance. A catastrophe is when an enormous disaster takes many years for th...
