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==Etymology==
Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from [[Latin]]) + astro [[star]], from Latin astrum - f. des-, DIS- + astre ‘a starre, a [[Planet]];
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1568]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : an unfavorable aspect of a [[planet]] or [[star]]
*2 : a sudden [[Catastrophism|calamitous]] [[event]] bringing great damage, loss, or destruction; broadly : a sudden or great misfortune or failure <the party was a disaster>
==Description==
A '''disaster''' is the [[tragedy]] of a [[natural]] or human-made hazard (a hazard is a situation which poses a level of threat to life, [[health]], property, or [[environment]]) that [[negatively]] affects [[society]] or environment.
In contemporary [[academia]], disasters are seen as the [[consequence]] of inappropriately managed [[risk]]. These risks are the product of hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95 percent of all [[deaths]] [[cause]]d by disasters occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural disasters are 20 times greater (as a percentage of GDP) in developing countries than in industrialized countries.
A disaster can be defined as any [[tragic]] [[event]] with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic [[accidents]], fires, or explosions.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from [[Latin]]) + astro [[star]], from Latin astrum - f. des-, DIS- + astre ‘a starre, a [[Planet]];
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1568]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : an unfavorable aspect of a [[planet]] or [[star]]
*2 : a sudden [[Catastrophism|calamitous]] [[event]] bringing great damage, loss, or destruction; broadly : a sudden or great misfortune or failure <the party was a disaster>
==Description==
A '''disaster''' is the [[tragedy]] of a [[natural]] or human-made hazard (a hazard is a situation which poses a level of threat to life, [[health]], property, or [[environment]]) that [[negatively]] affects [[society]] or environment.
In contemporary [[academia]], disasters are seen as the [[consequence]] of inappropriately managed [[risk]]. These risks are the product of hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95 percent of all [[deaths]] [[cause]]d by disasters occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural disasters are 20 times greater (as a percentage of GDP) in developing countries than in industrialized countries.
A disaster can be defined as any [[tragic]] [[event]] with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic [[accidents]], fires, or explosions.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster]
[[Category: General Reference]]