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hazards

A natural hazard is a naturally occurring physical disaster. Caused by either a rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysicall or climatological.

There are 2 types of natural hazards that include geomorphic and atmospheric. A geomorphic hazard is a hazard that arises from the earth’s surface and includes mass movement of various materials. An atmospheric hazard is when for example a mud flow follows a volcanic eruption and heavy rain fall