What makes an area vulnerable to disasters?

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A disaster does not happen without society—such as people, infrastructure, livelihoods, and heritage—being impacted. How might population numbers and densities affect a disaster’s scale? The unequivocal answer is, as always, “it depends."'

Starting with population numbers, the general definition of a disaster typically implies that, as more people are affected, the disaster becomes worse. This statement is fair, but presents only one portion of the picture.

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