- A
disaster is an
event that
causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the
affected community cannot handle it alone...
- The
Chernobyl disaster began on 26
April 1986 with the
explosion of the No. 4
reactor of the
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of
Pripyat in...
- A
natural disaster is the very
harmful impact on a
society or
community after a
natural hazard event. Some
examples of
natural hazard events include avalanches...
-
Disaster!: A
Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! was a dark ride
attraction at
Universal Studios Florida. Set on a
soundstage of a
fictitious movie...
- The
Hindenburg disaster was an
airship accident that
occurred on May 6, 1937, in
Manchester Township, New Jersey,
United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg...
- The
Aberfan disaster was the
catastrophic collapse of a
colliery spoil tip on 21
October 1966. The tip had been
created on a
mountain slope above the Welsh...
- The
Hillsborough disaster was a
fatal crowd crush at a
football match at
Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield,
South Yorkshire, England, on 15
April 1989...
-
Emergency management (also
disaster management) is a
science and a
system charged with
creating the
framework within which communities reduce vulnerability...
- The
Bhopal disaster or
Bhopal gas
tragedy was a
chemical accident on the
night of 2–3
December 1984 at the
Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide...
- A
natural disaster is a
sudden event that
causes widespread destruction,
major collateral damage, or loss of life,
brought about by
forces other than the...
