Science Common Sense

959 - What is the difference between a natural disaster and a man-made disaster?

Imagine there are two types of disasters.

1. Natural disasters are caused by nature, like earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. They happen because of the Earth's movements or weather.

2. Man-made disasters are caused by humans, like a big fire in a building because someone was careless, an oil spill in the ocean because of human mistake, or a nuclear accident because of human error.

So, one is caused by the Earth itself and the other is caused by what people do or don't do.