TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS

                             Types of Disasters 

                                   

Disasters can take many different forms, and the duration can range from an hourly disruption to days or weeks of ongoing destruction. Below is a list of the various types of disasters – both natural and man-made or technological in nature – that can impact a community

                                           

                                   Natural Types of Disasters

             

Agricultural diseases & pests Damaging Winds Drought and water shortage Earthquakes Emergency diseases (pandemic influenza) Extreme heat Floods and flash floods Hail

Hurricanes and tropical storms Landslides & debris flow Thunderstorms and lighting Tornadoes Tsunamis Wildfire Winter and ice storms Sinkholes

 

         

                  Man-Made and Technological Types of Disasters

                    

Hazardous materials Power service disruption & blackout Nuclear power plant and nuclear blast Radiological emergencies

Chemical threat and biological weapons Cyber attacks Explosion Civil unrest