Classification
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General Classification
| Disaster Subgroup | Definition | Disaster Main Type |
|---|---|---|
| Geophysical | Events originating from solid earth | Earthquake, Volcano, Mass Movement (dry) |
| Meteorological | Events caused by short-lived/small to meso scale atmospheric processes (in the spectrum from minutes to days) | Storm |
| Hydrological | Events caused by deviations in the normal water cycle and/or overflow of bodies of water caused by wind set-up | Flood, Mass Movement (wet) |
| Climatological | Events caused by long-lived/meso to macro scale processes (in the spectrum from intra-seasonal to multi-decadal climate variability) | Extreme Temperature, Drought, Wildfire |
| Biological | Disaster caused by the exposure of living organisms to germs and toxic substances | Epidemic, Insect infestation, Animal Stampede |
Geophysical
| Disaster Generic Group | Disaster Sub-Group | Disaster Main Type | Disaster Sub-Type | Disaster Sub-sub Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Disaster | Geophysical | Earthquake | Ground Shaking Tsunami |
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| Volcano | Volcanic eruption | |||
| Mass Movement (dry) | Rockfall | |||
| Avalanche | - Snow avalanche - Debris avalance |
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| Landslide | - Mudslide - Lahar - Debris flow |
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| Subsidence | - Sudden subsidence - Long-lasting sundidence |
Meteorological
| Disaster Generic Group | Disaster Sub-Group | Disaster Main Type | Disaster Sub-Type | Disaster Sub-sub Type |
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| Natural Disaster | Meteorological | Storm | - Tropical Storm - Extra-Tropical cyclone (winter strom) |
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| Local / Convective Storm | - Thunderstorm /Lightening - Snowstorm /Blizzard - Sandstorm /Dust storm - Generic (severe) Storm - Tornado - Orographic storm (Strong winds) |
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Hydrological
| Disaster Generic Group | Disaster Sub-Group | Disaster Main Type | Disaster Sub-Type | Disaster Sub-sub Type |
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| Natural Disaster | Hydrological | Flood | - General river flood - Flash flood - Storm surge/ coastal flood |
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| Mass Movement (wet) |
- Rockfall | |||
| - Landslide | - Debris flow - Debris avalanche |
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| - Avalanche | - Snow avalanche - Debris avalanche |
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| - Subsidence | - Sudden subsidence - Long-lasting subsidence |
Climatological
| Disaster Generic Group | Disaster Sub-Group | Disaster Main Type | Disaster Sub-Type | Disaster Sub-sub Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Disaster | Climatological | Extreme Temperature |
Heat Wave | |
| Cold Wave | Frost | |||
| Extreme Winter Conditions |
- Snow Pressure - Icing - Freecing Rain Debris avalanche |
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| Drought | Drought | |||
| Wild fire | Forest Fire | |||
| Land fires (grass, scrub, bush, etc.) | ||||
Biological
| Disaster Generic Group | Disaster Sub-Group | Disaster Main Type | Disaster Sub-Type | Disaster Sub-sub Type |
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| Natural Disaster | Biological | Epidemic | - Viral Infectious Diseases - Bacterial Infectious Diseases - Parasitic Infectious Diseases - Fungal Infectious Diseases - Prion Infectious Diseases |
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| Insect infestation | Grasshoper/ Locust/ Worms |
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| Animal Stampede |