Title: What Are the Negative Effects of Natural Disasters? | Sciencing
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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

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Natural disasters – such as hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, mudslides, floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and weather events like extreme droughts and monsoons – are likely increasing in frequency due to climate change. These events bring with them a host of issues, including humanitarian, public health, environmental and infrastructural problems. TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
TL;DR: Natural disasters cause additional problems that last after the disaster is done, including problems with infrastructure, the environment, public health and humanitarian issues. Humanitarian Crises
Climate change and accompanying natural disasters have created a large migrant population, called climate refugees or environmental migrants. These people can be been forced out of their homes by an abrupt natural disaster, like a tsunami, or a slower-moving natural disaster, like a relentless drought.