What are the causes of natural calamities?

Answer 1

"Natural" can be seen as opposed to supernatural or to man made.

A natural, not supernatural, calamity is one which can be explained by science and would include storms, fire, explosions, shootings, disease etc., leaving event such as the Christians "Rapture", demon possession, haunting, curse and vampires as supernatural.

A natural calamity, as opposed to man made, would include storms, flood, tsunamis, forest fires but exclude wars, random shootings, purposeful poisoning and Stock Market collapses.

A natural calamity in its normal context is any large scale unpleasant event which is caused by natural forces beyond human control.

Answer 2

Natural calamities like earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis are caused by natural processes such as tectonic plate movements, volcanic eruptions, and weather patterns. These events are driven by the Earth's dynamic systems and are beyond human control.

Answer 3

Tornadoes, Earthquakes, storms, floods. Those are some of the natural disasters, but there are way more. It's just natural things that you would always hear in the news, such as Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans. Also, iin Hawaii there are tons of volcanoes, when they errupt , its a natural disaster.

Answer 4

A natural disaster is a disaster like a Tsunami, a Volcano eruption, floods and earthquakes. It is called a natural disaster because it is something that cannot be helped or started. Earthquakes, Volcano eruptions and Tsunamis are all natural because it's the earth that makes them happen, unlike fires, or gas leaks, which are our own fault and can be prevented.

Answer 5

Natural calamities are the calamities which are inflicted by God, or Nature, or man and his world. At these calamities, the unseen hand wreaks havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. On these natural activities of nature no scientific or technological developments can wield any control.

They can occur as and when and where ordains it. Natural calamities can be of many different kinds, but the similarly in all, is their massive destruction in the area of their occurrence. The natural disasters are of many kinds, they are drought and famine, flood, earthquake, hailstorm and a cyclone.

In the wake of all these, in one sweep there is complete devastation and destruction, due to which normal life comes to a standstill. Loss of life is well nigh complete, and belongings of people get lost, blown away or swept away. The scene is one of the awe, of some unknown power that appears to wreak some revenge on the people of the area.

One feels that, there will never again be life in the area, there will never again come up any construction in the area. But, nature plays its part in this also, and even after the most ghastly disaster, life has come up blooming as ever as before in areas of such devastation.

Answer 6

Any natural occurance that has a disastrous effect on the area in which it occurs. E.g. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Avalanches.

Answer 7

for being irresponsible of humans..

throwing trash anywhere..

wasting and not taking care to our nature

Answer 8

natural calamity is the effect of natural hazard which causes environmental , financial or human losses

Answer 9

it is the harmful events caused by the nature or natural disasters

Answer 10

Natural calamities are major events caused by the Earth's natural processes. These disasters include hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcano eruptions, and floods.