ATOC 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Piracy In The Strait Of Hormuz, Natural Hazard, Types Of Volcanic Eruptions
22 Feb 2017
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September is the peak month for hurricanes. Disaster: dis (unfavourable); aster (stars) in the ancient times, people would think that disaster were precipitated by the stars. When people build, they do not think the possible natural occurrences that could happen in that area. This causes increased destruction when a natural disaster occurs in that area. Climate change local to regional local to regional regional regional to global local, regional, and global. Hazard: a potential threat to humans and their welfare. Risk: a probability of loss as a result of a particular natural event. Vulnerability: potential loss from the event (the further you are the less vulnerable you are (0=no damage, 1=total loss) Desert is not vulnerable s as since there is no one living there, a big city will be extremely vulnerable for loss as there are lots of people living in a concentrated area. Prediction and forecasting: statement that a particular natural hazard will occur:
