geohazard

English

Etymology

geo- +‎ hazard

Noun

geohazard (plural geohazards)

1. A geological hazard, such as the risk of a landslide or tsunami.
   • 2008 May 27, Andrew C. Revkin, “Turning Schools From Death Traps Into Havens”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Yumei Wang, the director of Oregon’s geohazards team, said a quick evaluation last year found that 1,300 of the state’s schools (housing 340,000 students) and emergency-services buildings had a “high or very high” risk of collapse in a substantial earthquake.

   • 2021 April 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Forecasting and monitoring key to preventing landslips”, in RAIL, number 928, page 9:

     It notes: "It is important to understand, therefore, that whilst there now exists considerable skill in observing and forecasting rainfall, the science behind the translation of rainfall into geohazards, such as washouts, earth slides and other earthwork failures, is immature and remains the biggest gap in going from the meteorological hazard to the impact on the ground. [...]."

Derived terms

• geohazardous