Difference between revisions of "Natural threat"

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*Earth
 
*Earth
   
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:*Shock (earthquake, volcanic energy release)
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*Shock (earthquake, volcanic energy release)
 
   
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:*Fast movement (Landslide)
:Indented line
 
*Fast movement (Landslide)
 
   
*Slow movement (setting, erosion)
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:*Slow movement (setting, erosion)
   
*Melting (volcano)
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:*Melting (volcano)
   
 
*Water
 
*Water
   
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:*Precipitation(rain, snow, hail)
   
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:*Suspended in air (fog, clouds)
   
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:*High water (deluge, floods, rising ground water)
o
 
Precipitation
 
(rain, snow, hail)
 
   
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:*Drought
   
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:*Solid (black ice, piling of snow, avalanche, freeze-up)
   
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*Air
o
 
Suspended
 
in air (fog, clouds)
 
   
  +
:*Movement (wind)
   
  +
:*Material transport (e.g. sandstorm, tornado)
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*Space
   
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:*Meteorites
o
 
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*Electromagnetic
High
 
water (deluge, floods, rising ground water)
 
   
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:*Lightning
   
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:*Solar storm·
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*Fire
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:*Due to flammable materials (forest, heath)
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:*Due to geothermal activity (volcano)
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*Biological
   
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:*Viruses (human, animal or plant disease)
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Drought
 
   
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:*Bacteria (human, animal or plant disease)
   
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:*Fungi (human, animal or plant disease)
   
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:*Growing vegetation
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Solid
 
(black ice, piling of snow, avalanche, freeze-up)
 
   
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:*Animals (plague)
   
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Whereas the examples given between brackets are not exhaustive, the classification itself should be.
 
·
 
Air
 
 
 
 
o
 
Movement
 
(wind)
 
 
 
 
o
 
Material
 
transport (e.g. sandstorm, tornado)
 
 
 
 
·
 
Space
 
 
 
 
o
 
Meteorites
 
 
 
 
·
 
Electromagnetic
 
 
 
 
o
 
Lightning
 
 
 
 
o
 
Solar
 
storm
 
 
 
 
·
 
Fire
 
 
 
 
o
 
Due
 
to flammable materials (forest, heath)
 
 
 
 
o
 
Due
 
to geothermal activity (volcano)
 
 
 
 
·
 
Biological
 
 
 
 
o
 
Viruses
 
(human, animal or plant disease)
 
 
 
 
o
 
Bacteria
 
(human, animal or plant disease)
 
 
 
 
o
 
Fungi
 
(human, animal or plant disease)
 
 
 
 
o
 
Growing
 
vegetation
 
 
 
Animals (plague)
 
   
 
=footnotes and references=
 
=footnotes and references=

Revision as of 19:17, 29 February 2012

A natural threat is a threat stemming from natural causes.

taxonomy

An agreed, common classification of natural threats does not exist. The methodical classification of all threats, drafted in the EU project VITA , probably comes closest[1]. A simplified version of the natural threats in this classification is:

  • Earth
  • Shock (earthquake, volcanic energy release)
  • Fast movement (Landslide)
  • Slow movement (setting, erosion)
  • Melting (volcano)
  • Water
  • Precipitation(rain, snow, hail)
  • Suspended in air (fog, clouds)
  • High water (deluge, floods, rising ground water)
  • Drought
  • Solid (black ice, piling of snow, avalanche, freeze-up)
  • Air
  • Movement (wind)
  • Material transport (e.g. sandstorm, tornado)
  • Space
  • Meteorites
  • Electromagnetic
  • Lightning
  • Solar storm·
  • Fire
  • Due to flammable materials (forest, heath)
  • Due to geothermal activity (volcano)
  • Biological
  • Viruses (human, animal or plant disease)
  • Bacteria (human, animal or plant disease)
  • Fungi (human, animal or plant disease)
  • Growing vegetation
  • Animals (plague)

Whereas the examples given between brackets are not exhaustive, the classification itself should be.

footnotes and references

  1. Available on Vita