Title: What Are the Negative Effects of Natural Disasters? | Sciencing
Headings: What Are the Negative Effects of Natural Disasters?
What Are the Negative Effects of Natural Disasters?
Updated April 25, 2018
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
Humanitarian Crises
Public Health Issues
Environmental Problems
Infrastructural Damage

Content: After a natural disaster event, survivors can experience mental health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Environmental Problems
In March 2011, a tsunami following the 9.0-magnitude Tōhoku earthquake in Japan caused what came to be known as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, where radioactive material was released in Japan and into the Pacific Ocean. This was the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, and it caused a cascade of issues in the ecosystem and surrounding waters, spreading radioactive material through far-ranging ocean currents. Natural disasters, from tsunamis to wildfires, can cause wide-ranging and long-term consequences for ecosystems: releasing pollution and waste, or simply demolishing habitats. Infrastructural Damage
One of the most immediate and economically devastating concerns with natural disasters is the damage to both public and private infrastructure. These events can cause billions of dollars in damages, and not all governments are equipped to fund the process of post-disaster cleanup and rebuilding. Further, many private homeowners do not have property insurance, and certain natural disasters fall outside of the scope of insurance coverage; this means that in the wake of a disaster, people can end up losing all of their assets with no opportunity for restitution. Natural disasters can have long-term negative consequences beyond the immediate loss of life and demolition of infrastructure.