Module 1 - Introduction to Disasters

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After completing this lesson, students will be able to:

Define the words, "disasters", "hazards" and "vulnerability"
Recognize that disasters result from both hazards and vulnerability,
Identify the 3 largest disasters in the world 1900-2015.
List four general approaches to the classification of disasters.
Recognize that disasters have been increasing worldwide for the past century, but more recent trends are unclear
Recognize the phenomenon of “hybrid” or “mixed” disasters.
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This was absolutely excellent.
Thank you so much for this presentation sir. I truly was educated after viewing this. Will definitely view the other modules
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treshaharrichand-narine
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That’s an amazing overview of Basics of Disaster 👍🏼

kamilasiriwardena
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There is also the concept of exposure, that is the presence of elements at risk, e.g. infrastructure, people etc. in hazardous region. The internal weaknesses of the element, e.g. weakness of buildings, is the vulnerability. So, disaster is a product of hazard, vulnerability, and exposure.

hhkhan
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This was really well done. Props to you & your company sir.

zeph
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Thank you for the great presentation. I learned a lot.

DisasterResearchNotes
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Covid 19 deaths is approximately 6 million (January 2022)

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