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A PRESENTATION BY- Group 4 Viii E Muskan Gaba Naman Aggarwal Nandita Verma Navjot Singh Parishi Gupta Pranav Shrivastava Priyanshi Goel

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Natural disasters

A PRESENTATION BY- Group 4 Viii EMuskan Gaba Naman AggarwalNandita Verma Navjot SinghParishi Gupta Pranav ShrivastavaPriyanshi Goel

Natural disastersBy: Amaya A.

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What are natural disasters? A Natural Disaster Is A Disaster Caused By Nature Or The Earth. Sometimes Bacteria And Virus Epidemics Are Considered Natural Disasters. All Of The Natural Known To Man Are; Epidemics, Earthquakes, Fires/Wildfires, Floods, Heat/Heat Waves, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Landslides, Thunderstorms, Snowstorms/Blizzards, Tsunamis, Volcanic Eruptions, Avalanches, Mudslides, Drought, Sandstorms, Famine, Hail, And Windstorms.

CHARACTERISTIC OF DISASTER

Predictability ControllabilitySpeed of onsetLength of forewarningDuration of impactScope and intensity of impact

Deaths Disability Increase in communicable disease Psychological problems Food shortage Socioeconomic losses Shortage of drugs and medical suppliesEnvironmental destruction

EFFECTS OF natural disasters

Some Of the Natural Disasters that occurred across the world10,000 people have died in Japans latest Tsunami/earthquakeKatrina caused about $81 billion dollars in property damage alone.

80% of New Orleans was flooded, with some parts under 15 feet of water. total property damage was estimated at $81 billionThere were about 454,000 living in metropolitan New Orleans in 2001. Only this year has New Orleans recently surpassed 350,000 citizens.

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The Most Recent Nepal Earthquake On 25 Th May Which Had Its Epicentre Near Kathmandu With Magnitude 7.9 On The Richter Scale. More Than 6000 People Died In This Devastating Earthquake And Half Of This Country Was Flattered.

DISASTER Recovery

Referrals to hospital as needed Remain alert for environmental health Nurse must be attentive to the danger Successful Recovery Preparation Be vigilant in Health teaching Psychological support

CONCLUSIONNatural disasters are not incapable of being guarded against. The modern technology has given enough gadgets to people for forecasting, and lessening heavy damages. Only requirement is that people must take interest in getting awareness about the safeguard measures. It is also important to see that we do not contribute to natural disasters by polluting the environment and by not living in resonance with nature.

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