Disaster-a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. With economic losses of over $1.5 million
Megadisaster:a disaster with unusually high impacts, millions of people affected and billions of dollars in damage over an entire region or more than one country.
Hazard-An event (tectonic) that has the capacity to develop into a disaster/event
Vulnerability-the a measure of the extent to which a community, structure, service or geographical area is likely to be damaged or disrupted, on account of its nature or location, by the impact of a particular disaster hazard.
Resilience-the ability of a community/society to deal with a hazard
Hazard-risk equation-Risk=(hazard x exposure x vulnerability)/Managability
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