Question

what is hazard? how man-made hazards are different from natural hazards?​

Answer 1

Answer:

When we talk about 'natural' hazards, we mean things that happen as part of nature like earthquakes and floods. 'Human- made' hazards, for the purposes of this fact sheet, are hazards that are created by people, such as petroleum products and hazardous substances.

Answer 2

Explanation:

A hazard is a source or a situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these

Severe geo-physical or climatic events, such as volcanic eruptions, floods, cyclones and fires that threaten people or property, are termed as natural disasters. Man-made disasters are events which are caused by human activities (e.g. industrial chemical accidents and oil spills).