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HASSET Thesaurus

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HAZARDS, ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS > DISASTERS

Preferred term

DISASTERS  

Definition

  • SITUATIONS OR EVENTS, OFTEN UNFORESEEN AND SUDDEN, WHICH CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION AND HUMAN SUFFERING, AND WHICH ARE ON SUCH A SCALE THAT THE STRICKEN COMMUNITIES NEED OUTSIDE HELP OR INTERNATIONAL AID TO COPE WITH THEM. THEY MAY BE CAUSED BY NATURE OR HAVE HUMAN ORIGINS.

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Entry terms

  • ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS
  • MANMADE DISASTERS
  • NATURAL DISASTERS

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URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/c8e523f3-6c62-4bfe-924d-ecbf989964cd

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