Many people confuse both natural hazards and disasters, but the two terms have completely separate meanings. When an earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, tornado, or other natural occurrence happens, they are automatically classified as natural hazards. Sometimes, natural hazards conflict with a population of humans, and when natural hazards affect humans, only then do they become natural [...]

A natural disaster is the result of when a natural hazard affects humans. The amount of human vulnerability is the factor that leads to financial, environmental, or human impact. The amount of vulnerability that humans may have to a natural hazard can be subsided by proper emergency management, preparedness, and mitigation. The amount of damage [...]