🖥 FOREST DISASTERS

⌛ HAZARD : A dangerous event, natural or man-induced, that could cause injuries, loss of life, damage of property, livelihood, or environment in a definite area. Events may be –

o Natural, e.g., Tsunami, Volcanic eruption, Earthquake, etc.
o Man-induced, e.g., Pollution, Flood, Drought, etc.

⌛ DISASTER : When a natural or human-induced event causes widespread human loss, accompanied by loss of livelihood, property, and the environment in a definite area.

o Means that an event becomes a disaster only when it happens at such a wide scale that the forest ecosystem is unable to cope with it, causing complete disruption of the normal functioning of the forest ecosystem.

[A forest disaster is a large-scale event that causes significant damage to a forest ecosystem]

🖥 TYPES OF FOREST DISASTERS

🔍 Based on speed
• Slow onset : Takes months/Years – Drought, Environmental / Forest degradation.
• Rapid onset : Triggered instantaneous – Cyclone, Landslide, Forest fire, etc.

🔍 Based on the agency
• Natural : Tsunami, Cyclones
• Man-induced : Forest fire

🔍 Based on the area of damage
• Climatic disasters : Drought, Flood in the Low lying area, Cyclone, Hail storm, Heatwave
• Geological disasters : Landslides, Volcanic eruptions, etc.
• Hydrological disasters : Tsunami, Limnic eruptions, etc.
• Man-induced : Forest fire, Heavy metal poisoning, etc.

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