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Question
Give one example each of long duration disaster and short duration disaster.
Solution
- Long duration disaster: Landslide, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, Flooding, forest fire, snowstorm, cyclones, droughts, meteorite, war, etc.
- Short duration disaster: Electric shock, heat shock, minor burns, etc.
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