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