Week 1

August 22, 2020


Hazards, Catastrophes, and Disasters


Start - Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science

                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:

  1. Leave more than ten people dead.
  2. Leave more than one hundred people affected by it.
  3. Have a State of Emergency declared.
  4. Have the people request international assistance. 

                A catastrophe is when an enormous disaster takes many years for the damage to be recovered and uses lost of money. 

               




Sweden


Off the beaten track holidays Sweden 2020 | Inntravel


                 I have never actually visited Sweden, but, like any country, there are natural hazards in Sweden. am very excited to study Sweden and learn more about its science. 




                One scientist I am inspired by is Hans Lippershey for inventing the telescope because I have 

always loved to look at the stars and just see the huge sky filled with twinkling lights. 

Comments

  1. AnaGGAugust 24, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    I loved your scientist pick and great first blog post!
    Looking forward to learning a lot more about your country's natural hazards!

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