Romania
Introduction to Romania
Romania, country of southeastern Europe. The Romanian landscape is approximately one-third mountainous and one-third forested, with the remainder made up of hills and plains. The climate is temperate and marked by four distinct seasons. Romania enjoys a considerable wealth of natural resources: fertile land for agriculture; pastures for livestock; forests that provide hard and soft woods; petroleum reserves; metals, including gold and silver in the Apuseni Mountains; numerous rivers that supply hydroelectricity; and a Black Sea coastline that is the site of both ports and resorts.
The country forms a complex geographic unit centered on the Transylvanian Basin, around which the peaks of the Carpathian Mountains and their associated subranges and structural platforms form a series of crescents.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania
Now here are the differences between hazards, disasters and catastrophes.
Hazards: A hazard is any phenomena that has the potential to cause destruction to life and property. A hazard become a disaster when the potential to cause destruction is fulfilled. When there is harm to life and property of humans, the hazard is termed a disaster. All disasters are hazards, but all hazards are not disasters.
Disasters: A natural disaster is a naturally occurring weather event that impacts a large geographical area with many people. Typically, property and infrastructure damage is on a large scale.
Catastrophes: A catastrophe occurs when inadequate forecasts are produced, evacuation of residents is not carried out and communication is lacking. As a result, fatalities and property damage are extremely high and the economic output becomes greatly reduced over a long period of time.
http://www.lewisu.edu/experts/wordpress/index.php/natural-disasters-vs-natural-catastrophes/
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