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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Disasters
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Desastres
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Desastres
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Tree Number:
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N06.230.100
SP4.037
SP8
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Definition English:
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Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate with specific event causing the disaster; specify geographic location
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See Related English:
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Disaster Legislation
Relief Work
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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4250
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Unique Identifier:
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D004190
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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