It is hard to think of a natural hazard that hasn’t occurred in Canada — earthquakes, floods and landslides — we’ve seen them all. A natural hazard is a potentially damaging process or phenomenon that occurs, or has the potential to occur, in nature. A natural hazard, such as the earthquake (seismic) hazard on Vancouver Island, exists even when no earthquake has actually occurred. When an earthquake happens, it is termed an event.
It is hard to think of a natural hazard that hasn’t occurred in Canada — earthquakes, floods and landslides — we’ve seen them all. A natural hazard is a potentially damaging process or phenomenon that occurs, or has the potential to occur, in nature. A natural hazard, such as the earthquake (seismic) hazard on Vancouver Island, exists even when no earthquake has actually occurred. When an earthquake happens, it is termed an event.