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natural disaster
vr.tr.natural-disaster · thing-q8065
Let an agent handle natural disasters by hazard type, location, impact and response, prioritising official warnings and verified information.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Event What happened where.
Hazard
Type.
Hazard
Hazard type.
- What type of hazard caused the disaster? definition
- Where and when did it occur? provenance
Scale
Magnitude.
Scale
Magnitude and extent.
- How large was it, on which scale? measurement
- What area was affected? measurement
Safety Protecting people now.
Warnings
Official alerts.
Warnings
Current alerts.
- Which official warnings or orders are in force? provenance
- What should people do right now? action
Help
Emergency contacts.
Emergency help
Where to get help.
- Which emergency numbers and shelters apply? action
- How can people report they are safe? action
Impact Losses and needs.
Losses
Casualties and damage.
Losses
Verified losses.
- What are the verified casualties and damage, from which official source? provenance
- How uncertain are they? measurement
Needs
Humanitarian needs.
Needs
Needs assessment.
- What are the main humanitarian needs? measurement
- Which organisations are responding? provenance
Recovery Rebuilding and prevention.
Aid
Donations and scams.
Aid
Safe giving.
- How can people donate safely? action
- Which appeals are verified? boundary
Risk reduction
Building back better.
Risk reduction
Future risk reduction.
- What measures will reduce future risk? action
- Who is responsible? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- impact winter, wildfire smoke, water-related disaster, sediment disaster, heavy snow, cold disaster, crop failure, earthquake disaster, zud, Debris flow (Murgang), flood disaster, natural disaster in Japan
What it is Filled
A major adverse event resulting from natural processes, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, droughts, wildfires, volcanic eruptions or heavy snow, causing loss of life, damage and disruption.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle natural disasters by hazard type, location, impact and response, prioritising official warnings and verified information.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Triggered by natural hazards
- Disaster results from hazard meeting exposure and vulnerability
- Declared and managed by authorities
- Misinformation spreads quickly during events
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Spread unverified casualty figures or rumours.
- Run fake appeals or scams after a disaster.
- Share images of victims without dignity or consent.
- Direct people into danger zones.
Only with a human decision
- Evacuation and resource allocation decisions.
May
- Relay official disaster warnings and guidance with source and time.
- Help responders and survivors find official assistance.
Moral aspects Filled
- Disasters hit the poorest hardest and expose existing inequalities.
- Misinformation after disasters costs lives and money.
Who is affected
- Survivors
- Responders
- Displaced people
Owners Filled
Steward
Civil protection and emergency management authorities lead the response.
Master systems
- Disaster loss databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q122355536 - registry parent class
- Q1322005 - registry parent class
- Q3433179 - registry parent class
- Q3839081 - registry parent class
- Q86923152 - registry parent class
related
- flood and conflagration - examples
- hazard - natural hazard
- disaster risk reduction - field
- consequence - impacts
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.natural-disaster
- Wikidata: Q8065 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8065)
- GLIDE number: hazard code plus year plus number disaster events
- EM-DAT id: numeric disaster database
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Official declarations and alerts
- Disaster ids such as GLIDE numbers
- Unverified images circulate during disasters
- Damaged buildings, flooded areas, fires, ash clouds, collapsed infrastructure and emergency response.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- prepare and reduce risk
- warn and evacuate
- respond and provide aid
- recover and rebuild
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Misinformation and unverified casualty numbers
- Ignoring evacuation orders
- Aid scams
- Secondary hazards such as disease
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
- National civil protection law
- International humanitarian principles
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding, preparing for and responding to disasters.
- geophysical: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis
- hydrological: floods, landslides
- meteorological: storms, heavy snow, cold disasters
- climatological: droughts, wildfires
- extraterrestrial: impact events
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8065: natural disaster - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Natural disaster - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should disaster types be separate entries?
- How should agents verify live information?
- How should the registry link events to hazards?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8065/spec.json