Risk Management Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment

Risk Management Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment

Select one of the hazards described in chapter 2 of Haddow, G.D., Bullock, J. A., & Coppola, D. P. (2017) Introduction to Emergency Management 6th ed. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Inc. Use the internet media search engines (new.google.com) or disaster websites (www.reliefweb.int) to find a recent example of a disaster caused hazard. Describe the following:

The type of hazard

The country where the disaster occurred

The consequences of the event

The cause of the event (excessive rainfall cause a flood; and earthquake caused the landslide)

Any secondary disasters that occurred because of the event

Was any warning possible? Was a warning issued?

Any interesting facts about the event