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Disasters
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"Occurrence of widespread severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property, with which a community cannot cope and during which the affected society undergoes severe disruption."
Broader Terms
BT
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Safety
More specific terms
NT3
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Complex emergency
NT3
↓
Environmental disasters
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NT4
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Cyclones
NT4
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Desertification
NT4
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Drought
NT4
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Earthquakes
NT4
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Fires
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NT5
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Forest fires
NT5
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Grassland fires
NT4
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Floods
NT4
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Landslides
NT4
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Nuclear accidents
NT4
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Plagues (pests)
NT4
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Tidal waves
NT4
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Volcanic eruptions
NT3
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Epidemics
NT3
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Famine
NT3
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War
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NT4
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Victims of torture
Related terms
RT
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Accidents
RT
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Disaster recovery
RT
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Disaster relief
RT
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Disaster response
ExactMatch:
http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/USAID-thesaurus/0c925881-cac4-4339-8dda-27895a5e7a65
Date of creation
23-Oct-2015
Accepted term
23-Oct-2015
Descendant terms
16
ARK
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More specific terms
5
Alternative terms
0
Related terms
4
Notes
1
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