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There are many cases where people speak of a “natural disaster” happening, but some do not really know what it takes for a natural disaster to be classified as one. Basic Planet, a informational website that gives facts and information and is known to have great expertise on natural disasters, our solar system and volcanos, lays out all the particular qualifications for the classification of natural events. Also in Gaby Galvin, a staff writer at U.S. News & World Report , looks at the the most severe natural disasters that have occurred year in her article, 10 of the Deadliest Natural Disasters of 2017. By highlighting the most recent natural disasters and their effects in 2017, it helps the reader better understand what a true natural disaster looks like. A natural disaster is any event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth and there are specific qualifications to classify one.
According to Basic Planet, “the severity of a disaster is measured in lives lost, economic loss, and the ability of the population to rebuild. Events that occur in unpopulated areas are not considered disasters”. This article explains that in order for an actual natural disaster to be qualified as one, it has to occur in a populated area and there has to be a loss of some sort. Natural disasters are measured by the damage that is done whether it is the amount of casualties or the how much land is destroyed.
One type of natural disasters that 10 of the Deadliest Natural Disasters of 2017 highlights, is examples of monsoon rains in India that have affected nearly 41 million people. This was the most devastating natural disaster of 2017 because it took more than 1,200 lives and left the most economic loss, land loss, and casualties of this year.
One type of natural disasters that 10 of the Deadliest Natural Disasters of 2017 highlights, is examples of monsoon rains in India that have affected nearly 41 million people. This was the most devastating natural disaster of 2017 because it took more than 1,200 lives and left the most economic loss, land loss, and casualties of this year.
Gaby Galvin and Basic Planet both confirm that natural disasters are a phenomenon that brings on pure destruction. When natural events strike, we are able to distinguish wether or not it was true natural disaster by looking at the lose of many things, the damage and casualties the event has taken.
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