A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and volcanic eruptions are some examples of natural disasters. They can also be man-made like airplane clashes, terrorist attacks, fires, transport accidents, industrial accidents, oil spills and nuclear explosions/ radiation etc. Disasters tend to induce change in government and social life. They may even alter the course of history by broadly affecting entire populations and exposing mismanagement or corruption regardless of how tightly information is controlled in a society. Please see the engaging presentation for more details.

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