Name: SAURAV SHEKHAR

UID: 19BCS3538
Subject: DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Subject Code: CEO-402

Assignment 1

1. What is natural disaster.

Ans:  A Natural disaster is an unexpected occurrence of an event that causes harm to society.
There are many Natural disasters that damage the environment and the people living in it. Some
of them are earthquakes, cyclones, floods, Tsunami, landslides, volcanic eruption, and
avalanches. Spatial extent measures the degree or severity of the disaster.

Levels of Disaster

The severity or degree of damage can be further divided into three categories:

Small Scale Disasters: Small scale disasters are those that extend from 50 Kms. to 100 Kms. So
this kind of disasters does not cause much damage.

Medium-scale disasters: Medium Scale disasters extend from 100 Kms to 500 Kms. These
cause more damage than a small scale disaster. Moreover, they can cause greater damage if they
occur in colonial states.

Large Scale Disasters: These disasters cover an area of more than 1000 Kms. These cause the
most severe damage to the environment. Furthermore, these disasters can even take over a
country if the degree is high. For instance, the wiping out of the dinosaurs was because of a large
scale natural disaster.
Name: SAURAV SHEKHAR
UID: 19BCS3538
Subject: DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Subject Code: CEO-402

2. Explain the nuclear disaster with example.