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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.
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