1.8 Geophysical Disaster Trends And Hazard Profiles Flashcards
1
Q
Effects of development on natural disaster cases
A
Rise in technology and communications have led to more hazards being reported, and more being known about the hazard, allowing for people around the world to become aware of local events
2
Q
Financial vs social trends over time
A
It is seen that overall the number of people being killed by disasters is falling globally, although the cost of disasters is rising greatly. Also, the average number of people dying per disaster in low income countries was over 3x higher than in high income countries
3
Q
Hazard profile
A
Diagram showing main characteristics of different types of tectonic hazards. Can be created for the analysis of a single disaster or for the comparison of multiple disasters.
