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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Natural Disasters
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Desastres Naturales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Desastres Naturais
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Synonyms English:
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Tornadoes
Drought
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
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Tree Number:
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G03.230.100.200
SP4.001.037.403
SP8.473.654.377.027.008.762
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Definition English:
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Sudden calamitous events producing great material damage, loss, and distress. They are the result of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, floods, etc. |
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See Related English:
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Relief Work
Disaster Legislation
Relief Work
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History Note English:
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91(72); was see under DISASTERS 1972-90; FLOODS was see under DISASTERS 1963-81
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9515
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Unique Identifier:
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D009322
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