"In the traditional view of disasters, two categories of conditions appear to be dominant. Self-evidently, the scourge of God together with social or political negligence have traditionally served as the principle conditions of natural disasters. Gradually, negligence has given way to more specific conditions such as deficiencies in mitigatory policies and preparatory measures" (Rosenthal 1998, 148). "....a great many official investigations as well as public opinion still cling to technical failure or human error as the number one cause of man-made disaster. In determining the conditions of disaster, technical failures often take its place as an appropriate substitute for the act of God, whereas human error reflects the inherent weaknesses of mankind..." (Rosenthal 1998, 149). "...mediazation... [creates] a new category of disasters and crises which is characterized by extreme collective stress rather than fatal casualties or significant physical damage" (Rosenthal 1998, 157)