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| ==Etymology== | | ==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]]; | | 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] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1568] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 obsolete : an unfavorable aspect of a [[planet]] or [[star]] | | *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> | | *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> |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Catastrophism]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Catastrophism '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==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. | | 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. |
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| 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. | | 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. |
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− | 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] | + | A disaster can be defined as any [[tragic]] [[event]] with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic [[accidents]], fires, or explosions.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |