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Mistyping

"Very deadly, kills trillions of people every year" seems to be a mistyping.... -- Hendrick

I think it's a good idea to compile a list of natural disaster. --Lorenzarius

I am feeling generous today, so I am going to write a small description of each disaster, including an example (hopefully one that exists in Wikipedia) to illustrate better. I have a background in weather, and several books on disasters lying on my floor, could be a bit of work. RyanGerbil10 23:39, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Removal

I removed the following text:

Phase one. Favorable conditions. At this level a collection of natural events which are normally too diparate for the non-specialist to notice begins to form a system that can threaten property and life.
Phase two. Anticipation and prediction. This is when all possible directions and developments are mentioned and explored. Preparedness of local governments and agencies are emphasized and catalogued. The instructional mode begins in media outlets.
Phase three. Prediction and preparedness. Authority presents a clear picture of what is expected, also re-states the fact that these systems are unpredictable. Instructional mode is shifted into high gear and detailed lists are generated along with advice given by official organizations via news personalities. This phase is also marked by the relational contact phenomenon in which family and friends outside of the predicted zone make contact with those within the area to be affected. Concern is expressed.
Phase four. Disruption of civilized activity, hoarding of resources. Commercial activity increases to a fever pitch. Much news is made about the scarcity of supplies, which in turn, increases commercial activity. Announcements are made regarding the interruption of normal government services. Most individuals are now staying at home or other places of refuge.
Phase five. The event. The natural disaster occurs. (Note. this is "Phase one" for sudden disasters such as earthquakes and some volcanoes) This is generally marked by some loss of communication between individual groups. It is common for groups to periodically or continually use municipal resources like telephone, electricity and water to check for continued availability.
Phase six. Aftermath. Quantification, explanation. One of the first ways the disaster is measured is in loss of life, soon followed by the financial tally. Insurance companies usually fold or limit liability. Stories are told and begin to circulate. Data is compiled and evaluated to help in the preparation for the next occurrence. Relational contact is highly active as facilities permit. Reconstruction begins.

It didn't seem to make a lot of sense, or flow with the article--it had non-encyclopedic writing. I'll rewrite a stub quickly, but this article needs expansion


Worst Natural Disasters

Is there a list of the world's worst natural disasters here ?

If not , there should be


I have created one, at Worst Natural Disasters


A type of natural disaster not yet listed in the article

What about the type of plague that isn't a disease epidemic, but a swarm of locusts, ants, mice, etc. The term plague is used to refer to these, but this overlaps heavily with "epidemic". Is there a name or category by which these swarming events are referred to which does not include disease-based plagues? --Go for it! 19:57, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Bibliography and misued terminology

There are references in the text, but I cannot find the actual bibliography. The list of hazards isn't complete, it lacks seiches and deep lake gas releases [1]. More importantly, there is a definite confusion of terminology here. This is a list of natural hazards. Natural hazards can result natural disasters. E.g. s tsunami is a natural hazard, the boxing day tsunami was a natural disaster. --Drdan 09:15, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

List of doomsday scenarios

Could use votes to save this article, thanks MapleTree 22:30, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Adding news and information links

A good page and I am sure that there are good reasons for disabling it. However, I think that it might be useful to add a couple of emergency news and information links like: AlertNet ReliefWeb which give reports of breaking and ongoing natural disasters.Joel Mc 16:27, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

What Is Your Story?

Natural Disasters

Have you ever been involved in a natural disaster? Type it in and share your story with many other people!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.204.18.17 (talk) 20:26, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

Why are supervolcanos separate

Shouldn't supervolcanos be included in the volcano section? --rxnd ( t | € | c ) 11:29, 7 May 2007 (UTC)