What does forecast mean?

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Reducing the number of times or severity of something that happens.

Extreme natural events, which have the potential to cause loss of life or disrupt human activities.

The capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, cope with, and recover from something happening.

The ability to predict the probability of something happening in the future.

A change in response to something else changing.

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What are natural hazards?

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Extreme natural events, which have the potential to cause loss of life or disrupt human activities.

A change in response to something else changing.

Reducing the number of times or severity of something that happens.

The ability to predict the probability of something happening in the future.

The capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, cope with, and recover from something happening.

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What is vulnerability?

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The capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, cope with, and recover from something happening.

Reducing the number of times or severity of something that happens.

The ability to predict the probability of something happening in the future.

Extreme natural events, which have the potential to cause loss of life or disrupt human activities.

A change in response to something else changing.

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What does adaptation mean?

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The ability to predict the probability of something happening in the future.

Extreme natural events, which have the potential to cause loss of life or disrupt human activities.

A change in response to something else changing.

The capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, cope with, and recover from something happening.

Reducing the number of times or severity of something that happens.

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What does mitigation mean?

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A change in response to something else changing.

The ability to predict the probability of something happening in the future.

Extreme natural events, which have the potential to cause loss of life or disrupt human activities.

The capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, cope with, and recover from something happening.

Reducing the number of times or severity of something that happens.

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