Hazards in PNG
HAZARDS DO HAPPEN. ARE YOU PREPARED?
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WHAT IS HAZARD?
Hazard in disaster management term is refer to as a potentially damaging physical event, phenomena or human activity which may cause the loss of life of injury, damage of property, disruption to social or economic activity or environmental degradation.
Hazards can be Natural or Man-made.
Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards are natural processes or phenomena occurring in the biosphere that may constitute a damaging event. They can be classified according to their hydro-meteorological, geological or biological origins.
Man-Made Hazards
Man-made or Technological Hazards are dangers associated with technological or industrial accidents, infrastructure failures or certain human activities which may cause the loss of life or injury, damage to property, disruption to social or economic activities and even environmental degradation, also known as Anthropogenic Hazards.
EXAMPLES OF NATURAL HAZARD
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| Hydrometeorological Hazards Natural processes or phenomena of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature |
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Geological Hazards Natural earth processes or phenomena that include processes of endogenous origin or tectonic exogenous origin, such as mass movement |
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Biological Hazards Processes of organic origin or those conveyed by biological vectors, including exposure to pathogenic micro-organisms, toxins and bio-active substances. |
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