Warfare as a Type of Disaster

According to the traditional classification, disasters are broken down into two main categories: natural and man-made. Recently, a third category has been introduced in the literature, which is the hybrid type of disasters. Man-made disasters are those catastrophic events which result from human decisions and are usually known as “unnatural.” Natural disasters are catastrophic events resulting from natural causes, such as volcanic eruptions, tornadoes and earthquakes over which man has no control. Hybrid disasters are those which appear to be natural at the first glance, yet the element of human intervention is also detectable. Most importantly, and regardless of the…