impacts of natural disasters at least 150 words
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Natural disasters can have a life-altering impact on the individuals and families fortunate enough to survive them. But the effect of natural disasters can be felt at the community, city and state level, or many times can impact an entire country. Natural disasters can have huge environmental impacts as well, even when human communities are relatively unaffected. How well the impact of a disaster event is absorbed has much to do with the intensity of the impact and the level of preparedness and resilience of the subject impacted.
Significance
Wind from Hurricane Ike whips past palm trees September 12, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. Eric Overton/iStock/GettyImages
Even before the industrialization of the modern world, natural disasters have been a fact of life. There are records of the migratory travels of Native Americans away from coastal Florida specifically to avoid seasonal hurricanes. However, with the modernization of many societies worldwide and the changes our industrial activities have brought to the environment, many weather related natural disasters have gained in both frequency and intensity. This translates to in increased global impact of natural disasters at all levels.