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Social Impact Of Natural Disasters

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Abstracts This paper investigates numerous articles that people have wrote, and factual websites in order to convey a clear report on the impact of natural disasters in relations to Physical Science. This paper references several sources to provide full understanding of how natural disasters impacts the world or wherever it happens physically. Clear Information is given to the reader, along with excessive factual information provided to the reader. I will first tell you the effects of different types of natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes, then go into depth of the physical damage they cause and the impact it has on anyone who has ever had to go through any kind of natural disaster. By the end of this paper you will be able to fully understand the impacts of natural disasters. Keywords: Natural Disasters, Impact, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes The Impact Of Natural Disasters According to Oxford Living Dictionaries Natural Disasters are “a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.” In my research I will first give you background on natural disasters and the effects of them, secondly I will give you examples of different types of natural disasters and how they affect people and what they are, and I will conclude by explaining why these natural disaster are the most dangerous thing to ever come across. Despite the fact that it is at present conceivable to foresee most natural

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