This document defines key terms related to disasters, including: - Disaster: A serious disruption involving widespread losses that exceeds a community's ability to cope. - Hazard: A dangerous phenomenon that can cause losses. - It provides examples of hazards like earthquakes, tornadoes, landslides, floods, and liquefaction. These are all natural phenomena that can cause damage. - If a society experienced one of these hazards, they would likely be disrupted and unable to function normally without assistance.