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Hazards, Disasters And Their Effects

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HAZARDS

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Hazard - is an unavoidable danger or risk. Source of danger. A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.
Example : Polluted Air , Water , Radiation .

DISASTER

Disaster - A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

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EFFECTS OF DISASTER AND HAZARDS

PEOPLE & ENVIRONMENT

  • Loss of lives
  • Affects health condition
  • Loss or destroyed houses
  • Affects livelihood of people
  • Ruined ecosystem.
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EFFECTS OF HAZARD

  • Inhalation Problems
  • Cancer
  • Air pollution
  • Water pollution ( contaminated bodies of water )

Hazard is an effect of the natural disasters that occurs or maybe it is caused by human activities .