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  2. Bow-tie diagram - Wikipedia

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    A bow-tie diagram is a graphic tool used to describe a possible damage process in terms of the mechanisms that may initiate an event in which energy is released, creating possible outcomes, which themselves produce adverse consequences such as injury and damage. The diagram is centred on the (generally unintended) event with credible initiating ...

  3. Hazard map - Wikipedia

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    Hazard maps are created and used in conjunction with several natural disasters. [1] Different hazard maps have different uses. For instance, the hazard map created by the Rizal Geological Survey is used by Rizalian insurance agencies in order to properly adjust insurance for people living in hazardous areas. [2]

  4. Hazard - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. The term "disaster" itself is defined as follows: "Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources. Disasters can be caused by natural, man-made and ...

  5. Natural disaster - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. The term "disaster" itself is defined as follows: "Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources.

  6. Social vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    The diagram shows a disaster as the intersection between socio-economic pressures on the left and physical exposures (natural hazards) on the right. The PAR model understands a disaster as the intersection between socio-economic pressure and physical exposure.

  7. Venn diagram - Wikipedia

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    A Venn diagram, also called a set diagram or logic diagram, shows all possible logical relations between a finite collection of different sets. These diagrams depict elements as points in the plane, and sets as regions inside closed curves. A Venn diagram consists of multiple overlapping closed curves, usually circles, each representing a set.

  8. Bills vs. Chiefs showdown was one of NFL's most watched games ...

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    Surely, the NFL and CBS hopes for a postseason rematch after the Bills’ 30-21 victory spoiled Kansas City’s perfect record. The outcome also put the Bills (9-2) in range to surpass the Chiefs ...

  9. Climate risk - Wikipedia

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    Disaster risk reduction aims to make disasters less likely to happen. The approach, also called DRR or disaster risk management, also aims to make disasters less damaging when they do occur. DRR aims to make communities stronger and better prepared to handle disasters. In technical terms, it aims to make them more resilient or less vulnerable.