Factors increasing the risk from natural hazards
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- Created on: 28-12-18 18:07
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- Factors increasing the risk from natural hazards
- Farming:
- River floods and this deposits fertile silt on its floodplain, useful for farming
- People living there are putting themselves at risk
- In low- lying countires many people may live on floodplains
- Climate Change
- In a warmer world the atmosphere will have more energy leading to more intense storms and hurricanes
- Climate change may cause some parts of the world to become wetter and therefore an increased risk of flooding
- other areas may become drier and prone to droughts/ famines
- Poverty
- In poorer parts of the world, people may be forced to live in areas at risk of natural hazards
- True for areas like, Lima in Peru or Caracas in Venezuela
- Shortages of housing has led to people building unstable houses on slopes, prone to floods and landslides.
- Urbanisation
- over 50% of the worlds population live in cities
- Cities like, Tokyo,Istanbul and Los Angeles are at risk of earthquakes
- In 2010, Haiti earthquake destroyed much of the capital Port- Au-Prince killing 230,000 people
- Cities like, Tokyo,Istanbul and Los Angeles are at risk of earthquakes
- Densely populated urban areas are at risk from natural events like earthquakes and tropical cyclones
- over 50% of the worlds population live in cities
- Farming:
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