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NATURAL HAZARD [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Environment
DEF

A source of potential harm originating from a meteorological, environmental, geological or biological event.

OBS

Examples of natural hazards include tornadoes, floods, glacial melt, extreme weather, forest and urban fires, earthquakes, insect infestations and infectious diseases.

OBS

natural hazard: term and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau.

OBS

natural hazard: term standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Environnement
DEF

Source de dommage potentiel provenant d'un événement météorologique, environnemental, géologique ou biologique.

OBS

Les dangers naturels incluent, par exemple, les tornades, les inondations, la fonte des glaciers, les conditions extrêmes, les incendies de forêts et urbains, les séismes, les infestations d'insectes et les maladies infectieuses.

OBS

risque naturel : Certains auteurs utilisent le terme «risque» comme équivalent de «hazard».

OBS

danger naturel : terme et définition normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

danger naturel; aléa naturel : termes normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Medio ambiente
DEF

Proceso o fenómeno natural que tiene lugar en la biosfera que puede resultar en un evento perjudicial y causar la muerte o lesiones, daños materiales, interrupción de la actividad social y económica o degradación ambiental.

OBS

Las amenazas naturales se pueden clasificar por origen en: geológicas, hidrometeorológicas o biológicas.

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