Hazard and Risk Terminology

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Risk / Hazard

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A situation involving exposure to danger.

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Likelihood

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The state or fact of something's being likely; probability.

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Impact

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When something has a strong effect on someone or something.

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Severe (effect)

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(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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Context

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The circumstances that form the setting for an event.

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Fatalities

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An occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease.

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Scale

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The relative size or extent of something.

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Duration

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The time during which something continues.

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Frequency

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The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time.

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Natural Hazard

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Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena.