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Technological hazard -
danger associated with technological of industrial accidents,
infrastructure failures or certain human activities which may cause the
loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption
or environmental degradation, sometimes referred to as anthropogenic
hazards. Examples include industrial pollution, nuclear release and
radioactivity, toxic waste, dam failure, transport, industrial or
technological accidents (explosions, fires, spills).
Environmental degradation -
processes induced by human behavior and activities (sometimes combined
with natural hazards) that damage the natural resource base or adversely
alter natural processes or ecosystems. Potential effects are varied and
may contribute to an increase in vulnerability and the frequency and
intensity of natural hazards. Examples include land degradation,
deforestation, desertification, wildland fires, loss of biodiversity,
land, water and air pollution, climate change, sea level rise and ozone
depletion.
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