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geologic hazard definitions
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1a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining disasters, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes).2 sets
2a naturally occuring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property2 sets
3a naturally occuring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage, and failure, mining disaster, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes).1 set
4a naturally occuring or man madde condition or phenomenom that presents a risk ot or s potention danger to life and property1 set
5a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomeon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining disasters, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes.)1 set
6a natural event involving the land, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, land slide, or flood that causes problems for people.1 set
7a naturally occuring or man-made condition or phenomenom that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining diastersm pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes)1 set
8tsunamis, earthquakes and sink holes are examples of...1 set
9a naturally occurring or man made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property1 set
10a naturally occuring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a rish or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining disasters, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes).1 set
11a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining disasters, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes).1 set
12a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that present a risk or in potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides floods earthquakes ground subsidence coastal and beach erosion faulting dam leaking and failure mining disaster pollution and waste deposits1 set
13a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods,earthquakes,ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and failure, mining disasters, pollution and waste disposal, sinkholes).1 set
14naturally occurring or man-made condition that presents a risk or danger to life and property (landslides, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, coastal erosion, dam leakage or failure, mining disasters...1 set
15a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential dangrer of life and property(e..g.. landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, coastal and beach erosion, faulting, dam leakage and faliture, mining disaster,pollution and waste disposal,sinkholes.)1 set