Disasters

Definitions Hazard: A threat (whether natural or human) that can cause loss of life, injury, property damage, socio-economic disruption, or environmental degradation. Disaster: A major hazard that causes widespread disruption with significant demographic, economic and/or environmental losses, and which the affected community is unable to deal with adequately without outside help.

Activity Look at the Disasters Worksheet… There are many definitions of what a disaster actually is… Can the L’Aquila Earthquake in 2009 be considered as a disaster by both definitions? Use the definitions whilst reading through the case study to make a well informed argument.