
60 ◾ Risk Assessment and Security
2.9 Natural Disaster and Hazard
ere are 14 types of natural disasters and hazards and weather emergencies that can
negatively impact public safety, environment, critical infrastructures, and national
safety as presented in Sections 2.9.1 through 2.9.14. Most of the natural hazards are
considered in the engineering structural analyses and constructions of infrastructures,
except space weather. In the United States, when building infrastructures near or adja-
cent to a oodplain or shoreline, engineers are required to delineate and specify the
Table 2.22 (continued) Volatile Organic Contaminants’ Health Effe