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Name: K Sruti Rani Reg No: 210101120080 Sec: B Topic: Different Types of Natural Hazards: Volcanic Eruption

The document discusses different types of natural hazards including geophysical, hydrological, meteorological, climatological, and biological hazards. It provides details about each hazard type, describing their causes and effects. Geophysical hazards result from tectonic processes and include earthquakes and tsunamis. Hydrological hazards are caused by heavy rainfall, melting ice and snow, and storm surges, resulting in floods. Meteorological and climatological hazards involve atmospheric processes like storms, droughts, temperature extremes, and climate change. Biological hazards threaten health and can be in the form of viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Volcanic eruptions involve the explosive release of lava and gas from volcanoes.

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Name: K Sruti Rani Reg No: 210101120080 Sec: B Topic: Different Types of Natural Hazards: Volcanic Eruption

The document discusses different types of natural hazards including geophysical, hydrological, meteorological, climatological, and biological hazards. It provides details about each hazard type, describing their causes and effects. Geophysical hazards result from tectonic processes and include earthquakes and tsunamis. Hydrological hazards are caused by heavy rainfall, melting ice and snow, and storm surges, resulting in floods. Meteorological and climatological hazards involve atmospheric processes like storms, droughts, temperature extremes, and climate change. Biological hazards threaten health and can be in the form of viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Volcanic eruptions involve the explosive release of lava and gas from volcanoes.

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Name : K Sruti Rani

Reg No : 210101120080
Sec : B
Topic : Different types of natural hazards:
 volcanic eruption
Natural Hazards :

• A natural hazard is a physical phenomenon caused by


atmospheric, water or tectonic processes that threaten
people, property or the environment.
• When it has caused significant damage to society or a
community and the community can no longer cope with
its resources.
• The causes of natural hazards depend on the type of
natural hazard. For example, tectonic processes cause
geophysical hazards, while hydrological hazards result
from heavy rainfall, melting of ice and snow, and storm
surges.
• A natural hazard becomes a disaster by exceeding a
certain threshold, i.e. when it has caused significant
damage to society or a community and the community
•The different types of natural hazards
include:

•  Geophysical hazards
•  Hydrological hazards
•  Meteorological hazards
•  Climatological hazards
•  Biological hazards
Geophysical hazards​:

• Geophysical hazard is potentially damaging


natural event and phenomenon, which may
cause the loss of life or injury, property
damage, social and economic disruption, or
environmental degradation. 
• Several recent extreme natural events (e.g.,
2004 Great Indian Ocean Earthquake and
Tsunami) demonstrated strong coupling
between solid Earth and ocean, and ocean
and atmosphere. 
Hydrological hazards​:

• The different types of floods and inland excess water


are summarised, along with their causes.
• It also deals with flash floods, a specific type of flood,
which are becoming more frequent and destructive due
to climate change. 
• This hazard is regionally differed due to climate
change, but its increasing size and intensity sometimes
causes damage at least as severe as earthquakes.
• However, the spread of information about this hazard
is slow by nature and therefore does not appear to be a
serious problem. 
Meteorological hazard :

• The consequences of meteorological hazards include an


increase in the number of heatwaves, extreme storms,
climate extremes in general and changes in hydrological
processes. 
• Many types of meteorological hazards and their negative
consequences.  
• Climate change is undoubtedly a key driver of these often-
extreme processes. One of its most characteristic features is
the increase in temperature and the transformation of
precipitation patterns. 
Climatic hazard :

• Climatic hazards are agents of disaster in terms of what


they may do to human settlements or to the
environment.
• Potentially hazardous atmospheric phenomena include
tropical cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, drought,
rain, hail, snow, lightning, fog, wind, temperature
extremes, air pollution, and climatic change.
• Climatic hazard is a hazard caused by long-lived, meso-
to macro-scale atmospheric processes ranging from
intra-seasonal to multi-decadal climate variability.
Biological hazard :

• Biological hazards, or biohazards, are agents that can


cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment. 
• It pertains to any biological materials, including plants,
animals and their by-products, or microorganisms that
threaten the health of humans and animals. 
• These agents can be in the form of a virus, bacteria,
prion, or parasite. They can be found in nature, or they
can be created in a lab. 
Volcanic Eruption :

• A volcano is an opening or rupture in the


earth’s surface that allows magma (hot
liquid and semi-liquid rock), volcanic ash
and gases to escape.
• They are generally found where tectonic
plates come together or separate but they can
also occur in the middle of plates due to
volcanic hotspots. 
• A volcanic eruption is when lava and gas are
released from a volcano sometimes
explosively. 
• They can travel quickly and reach
temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees
Fahrenheit. 
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