Classify disasters on the basis of cause and speed of onset and define each of the type:
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Explain All types of disaster?
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All types of disasters :-
→Earth quake :- This happens when the plates inside the earths crust collide each other. These also happend due to over mining and nuclear explosions.
→Floods :- These occur when there is heavy downpour of rain.Many houses get washed away (in villages).This causes a main impact on villagers.There will be food scarcity and unsafe water.
→Tsunami :- These are the Tidal waves which occur near the sea shores . These are very dangerous waves. We need to take shelther on high lying areas .Fisherman should not go out.
》Tsunami can keep moving more than the speed of running man .
→Drought :- These are caused when there is no food , water and the fields become barren.
Drought can also be considered as heavy term disaster as it shows impact on people badly.It takes many years to get rid of droughts.
→Cyclones :-These are the worst disasters .These are caused most likely near coastal areas.These are very big ans whirls with the help of winds .
Types of disasters :-
Human induced disasters :-
These are caused due to human activites .
Like Drought etc.
Natural disasters :-
Caused by nature , these are unstoppable .
Like Earth quakes , cyclones etc.
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Rapid disasters :-
These takes place rapidly affecting lakhs of people and complete everything within fraction of seconds.
→Earthquakes , cyclones.
★Slow onset disasters
These occur for many years .There won't be any favourable conditions.
→Drought.
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A slow-onset disaster is defined as one that emerges gradually over time. Slow-onset disasters could be associated with, e.g., drought, desertification, sea-level rise, epidemic disease. A sudden-onset disaster is one triggered by a hazardous event that emerges quickly or unexpectedly.