Natural disasters

Source: Wikipedia

Singapore is quite safe and free of natural disasters. We may not be aware about the perils that affect other countries, except when it hits the global news. Anyway, many insurance policies exclude natural disasters.

Here is an explanation about the types of natural disasters.

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A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide) and human activities.

Human vulnerability, caused by the lack of appropriate emergency management, leads to financial, structural, and human losses.

The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster, their resilience.

Types of natural disasters:

* Avalanche
* Earthquake
* Lahar
* Landslides and Mudflows
* Sinkholes
* Supervolcano
* Flood
* Limnic eruption
* Maelstrom
* Seiche
* Tsunami
* Blizzard
* Drought
* Hailstorm
* Heat wave
* Hurricanes, Tropical cyclones, and Typhoons
* Ice age
* Ice storm
* Tornado
* Wildfire
* Epidemic
* Famine
* Solar flare

To learn more, read the full posting in Wikipedia.