Meanings of natural hazard in English

LGNZ President Dave Cull said flooding was New Zealand's most common natural hazard.

Flooding is New Zealand's most frequent and costly natural hazard.

The natural hazard was the strength of the wind.

She said central government should be having more input, to help councils manage natural hazard risks.

The technical and geological expertise acquired can now be applied to the forecasting of natural hazard event.

But landslides are an under-appreciated natural hazard.

Councils around the country, including Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, are incorporating natural hazard protection into their long-term planning.

Preparation for a natural hazard could be as simple as creating better roading and footpaths for potential emergency evacuations.

An asteroid threat is a natural hazard that we could probably do something about now with the technology we already have.

Deforestation, alongside unplanned and unregulated construction, makes the problem worse, transforming a natural hazard into a flooding and mudslide disaster, he noted.

Aim: To explore the ability of nurses to be adequately ready for and to respond to a disaster caused by a natural hazard.

Conclusion: This study identified factors that help and hinder a nursing workforce's ability to prepared for, adapt to and learn from natural hazard disasters.

Crawford said it was clear natural hazard management was important for councils, with a lot of general references to risk in the documents he studied.

If successful, the model may be applied to other natural hazards, Montier said.

The insects already have plenty of natural hazards en route including predatory birds.

A unique project is linking in-situ measurements with natural hazards research.