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Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know

Natural disasters are significant events that disrupt the normal functioning of a community and/or its surrounding area. So, what are all the natural disasters? Natural disasters in the world can be environmental or weather-related, such as an earthquake, fires, floods, heat waves, or blizzards.

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Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know

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  1. Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know www.desertcart.co.il

  2. Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know Natural disasters are significant events that disrupt the normal functioning of a community and/or its surrounding area. So, what are all the natural disasters? Natural disasters in the world can be environmental or weather-related, such as an earthquake, fires, floods, heat waves, or blizzards. www.desertcart.co.il

  3. Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know They can also be caused by human interaction with the environment such as the pollution of natural resources like drinking water, the destruction of habitats such as deforestation, and climate change. Knowing how to prepare for and recover from those disasters is important to minimize damage to property and life. www.desertcart.co.il

  4. Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know Natural disasters are caused by naturally varying forces such as earthquakes, landslides, and floods. They can also be partially human-made disasters resulting from human actions like war or overpopulation. There are different types of natural disasters. www.desertcart.co.il

  5. Natural Disasters: Issues You Need to Know Modern societies are vulnerable to natural disasters because of their high population density, large amounts of capital invested in fixed assets, lack of resources and technology, and poor or inexistent governmental planning. People and governments around the world are always thinking about what to prepare for a natural disaster. But, this is not a natural disasters essay; it is about how these disasters create an impact in multiple ways. www.desertcart.co.il

  6. Humanitarian Crises Due to Natural Disasters Natural disasters and climate change have forced millions of people to become climate refugees or environmental migrants. They have been displaced by an abrupt natural disaster, like a tsunami, or a slower-moving natural disaster, like a relentless drought that makes their area no longer habitable. www.desertcart.co.il

  7. Humanitarian Crises Due to Natural Disasters These people look to migrate elsewhere rather than stay and face the mounting uncertainty in their former homes. By the end of the century, it is predicted there will be 2 billion climate refugees and environmental migrants. Almost 1/5 of the planet's projected population of 11 billion by 2100 will have lived along the coastlines. www.desertcart.co.il

  8. Public Health Issues While the immediate effects of a natural disaster are often catastrophic, these events can also have long-term, indirect health consequences. During and after a disaster, survivors may face economic difficulties, loss of loved ones and homes, and damaged transportation systems and public facilities like schools and hospitals. www.desertcart.co.il

  9. Public Health Issues These issues can affect mental and physical health in lasting ways. The lack of safe sanitation facilities creates a public health risk in areas impacted by flooding or other disasters; especially those that result in prolonged power outages. People need to use masks, gloves, and sanitizers to move around in a disaster-struck area. www.desertcart.co.il

  10. Public Health Issues Other issues arise when residents cut off from rescue providers or medication for chronic conditions become sick due to contaminated water sources or environmental exposure. Clean drinking water, a torch, radio, matchbox, energy drinks, food, band aid, medicines, etc. needs to be provided to affected people to help them survive. www.desertcart.co.il

  11. Impact on the Environment Natural disasters can result in significant environmental damage, both temporary and permanent. Floods can wash away topsoil and wildlife habitat, while wildfires can destroy woodlands and dry brush. www.desertcart.co.il

  12. Impact on the Environment Storms, such as high winds and heavy rainfall, can wreak havoc on ecosystems by destroying plants and uprooting forest trees. Significant changes to the landscape caused by natural disasters may impact endangered species, who rely on these areas for food and shelter. www.desertcart.co.il

  13. Impact on the Environment Environmental degradation increases after a disaster due to the need for cleanup efforts and repairs to infrastructures like roads, bridges, and water treatment facilities. In addition to this ongoing damage, natural disasters also have secondary effects that persist long after initial rebuilding efforts are complete. www.desertcart.co.il

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