Leaming about Ecosysterns
dassmates that their favourite forest patch would
soon be destroyed. In a solemn group, they sat
fogether during lunch break, discussing other
with tears in her eyes, Srividya told her
instances when the natural environment had
been harmed due to human activities. Naveen
talked about the time a beautiful pond in his
village in Umar Pradesh had been drained to
make space for new buildings. "The pond was
the heart of our village. Even though everyone
loved to spend time there, we respected the
chital and wild boars that came there to drink
water and relax under the haldu free every
afternoon. Once in a while, we would even hear
of an elephant drinking out of the pond" "In our
village" said Adhishree indignantly, "people did
not even respect the animals! Every year, Olive
Ridley Turtles swim hundreds of kilometers to lay
their eggs on the beaches of Andhra Pradesh.
However, the fishermen would spread their nets
and the turtles would get entangled. The month
we left our village, we saw hundreds of dead
furlles wash up ashore" As they sat in silence
Thinking about the threats to the environment,
Srividya thought, "So many different stories ... The
vegetation, the animals, and the way people live
is so different everywhere. I wonder why ..."
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A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples are floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property,[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population's resilience (ability to recover) and also on the infrastructure available.[2]
An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable population.[3][4] In a vulnerable area, however, such as Nepal during the 2015 earthquake, an earthquake can have disastrous consequences and leave lasting damage, which can require years to repair.