Overview: Causes of major disasters are many and diverse, and the risksassociated with them endanger human lives, property, the environment,the economy, and even the country‘s political and social well-being.It is clear that, with rapid population growth, environmentaldegradation, climate change, poorly regulated industries, andcontinued economic uncertainty, the chances are that communities maybecome more vulnerable to disasters. The dramatic losses in recentyears from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, wildlandfires, droughts and floods, cyclones and storm surges attest to thefa
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