Give reasons for the following:
(1) Disaster is a natural or a man made event.
(ii) Fire hazards pose threat to life and property.
(iii) Human activities have disastrous consequences
for human beings themselves.
(iv) Mismanagement of natural resources is the main
cause of natural disasters.
Answers
1.. Disasters can be caused by naturally occurring events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, or tornadoes, or they can be due to man-made events, either accidental (such as an accidental toxic spill or nuclear power plant event), or deliberately caused (such as various terrorist bombings and poisonings).
2.. Environmental Damage: As well as having the potential for causing injury, loss of life and damage to property, the hazards of fire, explosion and toxic releases may pose a severe threat to the environment. Release of other substances, not directly toxic to humans can cause major pollution problems
3.. Human activity is causing environmental degradation, which is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.
4.. The environmental changes like "ecological disturbances, destruction of natural flora and fauna", excessive pollution of air, water and land, degradation of landscape etc. are resulted from "mismanagement" of natural resources.
1.. Disasters can be caused by naturally occurring events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, or tornadoes, or they can be due to man-made events, either accidental (such as an accidental toxic spill or nuclear power plant event), or deliberately caused (such as various terrorist bombings and poisonings).
2.. Environmental Damage: As well as having the potential for causing injury, loss of life and damage to property, the hazards of fire, explosion and toxic releases may pose a severe threat to the environment. Release of other substances, not directly toxic to humans can cause major pollution problems
3.. Human activity is causing environmental degradation, which is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.
4.. The environmental changes like "ecological disturbances, destruction of natural flora and fauna", excessive pollution of air, water and land, degradation of landscape etc. are resulted from "mismanagement" of natural resources.