Natural processes or phenomena that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Comment: Natural hazards are a sub-set of all hazards - See: Definition Of "Hazard". (ISDR).
ReliefWeb - A specialized digital service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ReliefWeb Project, Glossary of Humanitarian Terms (Draft Version), NY, USA 2008. http://www.who.int/hac/about/reliefweb-aug2008.pdf , (Dzstr/ Humanitarian Relief - Brit) {813}