Question

define Hazard and Disaster

Answer 1

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HAZARD ---A hazard is an agent which has the potential to cause harm to a vulnerable target. The terms "hazard" and "risk" are often used interchangeably.  Examples of natural hazards are earthquake ,landslides, hurricanes and tsunamis..
Examples of technological hazards are explosions, release of toxic materials, episodes of severe contamination, structural collapses, and transportation, construction and manufacturing accidents etc.

DISASTER ----A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community's or society's ability to cope using its own resources.
Examples of disaster are Avalanches and landslides,Earthquakes,Sinkholes,Volcanic
eruptions,Floods,Limnic eruptions,Tsunami.

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Answer 2

In their dormant state, hazards just pose a threat to life and property. These hazards are termed as disasters when they cause widespread destruction of property and human lives. Once a hazard becomes active and is no longer just a threat, it becomes a disaster. ... These are the difference between hazard and disaster.