Natural Disaster

Definition

A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. These include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and other geologic processes.

Related terms

Catastrophism: The theory that the Earth has been affected in the past by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope.

Ecosystem Disruption: An occurrence where an ecosystem experiences a drastic change or disturbance which alters its structure and function.

Climate Change:

Long-term changes in temperature and typical weather patterns in a place.