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in particular, are some such changes that are

Chapter 7: NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS · GEOGRAPHY

in particular, are some such changes that are always disliked and feared by humankind. What is a Disaster? “Disaster is an undesirable occurrence resulting from forces that are largely outside human control, strikes quickly with little or no warning, which causes or threatens serious disruption of life and property including death and injury to a large number of people, and requires therefore, mobilisation of efforts in excess of that which are normally provided by statutory emergency services”.

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