Natural disasters can be categorized as "acute" or "slow" in their onset. They are predictable because they cluster in geographic areas. Natural hazards are unpreventable and, for the most part ...

A disaster can be defined as an emergency of such severity and magnitude that the resultant combination of deaths, injuries, illness, and property damage cannot be effectively managed with routine ...

Experts urge students and families to be prepared, and to start by asking schools about the types of natural disasters they could face in that region and how the campus is prepared to handle them.