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Disaster risk is the potential for losses due to a disaster. A disaster is an event that is sudden and extreme such that it has high impact with possible cascading effects. Disaster risks can be mitigated with disaster resilience such as a fire resilient structure. It is also common to prepare for disasters with emergency services, supplies, safety equipment and infrastructure such as tsunami shelters. The following are illustrative examples of disaster risk.
Animal disease outbreaks | Avalanches | Biological hazards | Blizzards | Building collapses | Chemical spills | Civil unrest | Coastal erosion | Critical shortages | Cybersecurity incidents | Cyclones | Dam failures | Droughts | Earthquakes | Ecological collapse | Epidemics and pandemics | Erosion | Extreme cold weather | Famine | Floods | Gas leaks | Hailstorms | Heatwaves | Hurricanes | Ice storms | Industrial accidents | Landslides | Lightning strikes | Mine collapses | Mudslides | Nuclear accidents | Oil spills | Power outages | Riverbank collapse | Sandstorms | Severe air pollution | Severe storms | Severe winds | Sinkholes | Snowstorms | Space debris impacts | Storm surges | Terrorism | Thunderstorms | Tornadoes | Train derailments | Transportation accidents | Tsunamis | Urban fires | Volcanic eruptions | War/conflict | Water contamination | Water shortages | Wildfires |
It is possible for a disaster to be an outside context problem whereby they are fully unpredictable.Next: Types of Risk
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