Wikidata:WikiProject Natural Hazards

Task force focused on natural risk (Q3433179) which (while not the focus here) may lead to natural disaster (Q8065).

Definition

Please check Wikidata:WikiProject_Natural_Hazards/Normative_references for existing references. Feel free to add more.

Items

Main items

natural risk (Q3433179): risk of a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans or the environment

Other items

Warning: The Other items is just a quick list of what Wikidata/Wikipedia have without review from against Wikidata:WikiProject_Natural_Hazards/Normative_references. It can both be incomplete or have redundant concepts.

flood (Q8068)   : overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
tornado (Q8081)   : violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air
tropical cyclone (Q8092)   : rapidly rotating storm system that forms in the tropics
disease (Q12136)   : abnormal condition negatively affecting organisms
hail (Q37602)   : type of precipitation formed out of ice
drought (Q43059)   : extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
lahar (Q47212)   : violent type of mudflow or debris flow from a volcano
typhoon (Q140588)   : mature tropical cyclone that forms in the Western North Pacific Ocean, with winds of at least 118 km/h (64 kts, 32.7 m/s)
landslide (Q167903)   : type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
wildfire (Q169950)   : uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
sinkhole (Q188734)   : geologically-formed topological depression
heat wave (Q215864)   : prolonged period of excessively hot weather
ice storm (Q304958)   : storm characterized by a fall of freezing liquid precipitation
volcanism (Q505748)   : phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
thunderstorm (Q2857578)   : a storm characterized by the presence of lightning, usually accompanied by strong winds and often produce heavy rain and sometimes snow, sleet, or hail, but some produce little precipitation or no precipitation at all
disease outbreak (Q3241045)   : sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place
Related and/or way to categorize (needs review)
- soil liquefaction (Q827291)   : geological phenomenon when soil material that is ordinarily a solid behaves like a liquid
- geological hazard (Q3743627)   : adverse geologic conditions capable of causing damage or loss of property and life
- biological risk (Q16672848)   : risk associated with biological materials and/or infectious agents, in terms of the probability of harm occurrence and the severity of the hazard