CHAPTER 8 - NON-WEATHER CAUSED DISASTERS
But life-changing disasters are not always from nature or an act of God. Sometimes disasters are meted out through the violence and/or life mismanagement of human entities.
In some ways it is easier to prepare for these human based disasters as there are almost always warning signs leading up to the actual disaster, and often there are steps that can be taken to prevent or lessen the impact of the crisis while also preparing for it.
That is pure luxury compared to the lack of warning of some of the weather-related disasters such as earthquakes and tornadoes, or the impossibility of being able to control the weather enough to prevent the disaster such as with hurricanes and floods.