### luck | disaster:

Ecological disaster
* Most ecological disasters lead to starvation.
* come and go, and the planets, man and other creatures and plants have survived.

Environmental disaster
* Some environmental disasters take places.
* can be overwhelming for children.

### luck | disaster:

Natural disaster
* All natural disasters cause loss in some way.
* Many natural disasters are in good part the product of social conditions
  - responses to human activities
* Most natural disasters affect environments
  - life
  - are more limited in magnitude than a large impact
* Most natural disasters can have effects
  - profound effects
* Most natural disasters cause damage
  - destruction
  - erosion
  - immense damage
  - soil erosion
* Most natural disasters destroy cities
  - entire cities
  - habitats
* Most natural disasters have consequences
  - health consequences
* Most natural disasters occur in areas
  - countries
  - geographical areas
  - other countries
  - near the tropics where the aircraft has particularly good performance
  - result from factors
  - tend to have a greater impact upon the poor
  - vary in terms of size versus frequency of occurrence
* Natural Disasters are mainly earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions
  - can happen at any time
  - occur on an ongoing basis
* Some natural disasters affect individuals
  - are caused by earthquakes
  - increase scarcity
  - relate to damage
  - result from a combination of natural and human factors
  - human lives and can be devastating to local communities and economies
  - men and women differently with respect to their responsibility and rights
  - the lives of many thousands of people each year
* affects different aspects of our living.
* are a dramatic example of people living in conflict with the environment
  - fact of life
  - global problem
  - tragic interruption to the development process
  - albums
  - also increasingly costly
  - disasters that are out of human control and are usually caused by the weather
  - natural hazards
  - nondiscriminatory in nature
  - often a cause of families falling into poverty
  - one of the main causes for the phenomenon of under nutrition
  - prime examples of events that occur unexpectedly
* are the consequences or effects of natural hazards
  - result of geophysical or meteorological disturbances
* bring out both the best and worst in people.
* can be especially traumatic for children and youth
  - disrupt parrot feeding and nesting
  - happen at any time or place
  - play havoc with power lines and telephone poles
* can strike anywhere and at any time
  - at any time, often with little warning
* come in all shapes and sizes.
* cost the United States tens of billions of dollars each year.
* happen all over the world
  - for a reason
* have a way of pulling people together
  - wide variety of causes
  - no political borders or partisan leanings
* including earthquakes cause damage that impacts communities across the country.
* is the consequence when a natural hazard affects humans in an adverse manner.
* kill and inflict human suffering.
* leave deep scars in the environment.
* may have effects
  - serious effects
  - mercurially all the time and can severely affect business operations
* play a major part in the destruction of species.
* pose distinct challenges to the developing world
  - special problems for managers of open space
* remain mysterious and unpredictable.
* require decisions.
* rip apart the fabric of entire communities.
* threaten the lives and property of thousands of people each year.