All-hazards disaster is best defined as ____
a. All types of natural and human terrorist events
b. An event involving floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes
c. An unforeseen and often unplanned event causing great damage
d. Any type of biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear event
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An all-hazards disaster includes all types of natural acts such as earthquakes, forest fires, floods, and hurricanes or terrorist events such as biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear attacks. A disaster is an unforeseen and often sudden event that causes great damage, destruction, and human suffering.
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