A disaster's the tragedy of a natural or human-made hazard (a hazard's a situation which poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment) that negatively affects society or environment. In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk. These risks are the product of hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability aren't considered a disaster, as's the case in uninhabited regions. Developing countries… (More on Disaster)