Any hazard caused by human action or inaction, in contrast with a natural hazard or disaster.
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Examples for "human-made disaster"
Examples for "human-made disaster"
1The minister warned a human-made disaster was in the making for Somali which has had five years of successive droughts.
1It was the second major man-made disaster in China in four months.
2This is a man-made disaster fueled by all sides in the conflict.
3Ms Stewart described removing the trees' protection as a man-made disaster.
4Background: Children and adolescents are among the most vulnerable groups affected by natural and man-made disaster.
5This is a man-made disaster, said Ken Medlock, an energy fellow at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Translations for anthropogenic hazard