Natural disaster: Earthquake

oleh: Pankaj Srivastava, Rajeev Rajput, Mukesh Ruhela, Priyanka Sisodia, Dheeraj Kumar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness 2008-12-01

Deskripsi

A disaster is the impact of a natural or man- made hazard that unconstructively affects society or environment.Earthquakes   are   most   destructing   among   all   the   known   disasters   as   their   prediction   is   not yet  possible.   Depending   on   earthquake   severity,   a   quake  can   pose  hazards   to   people’s   lives,   property   and li feline infrastructure such as highways, water supply and electricity generating facilities.