Thailand
Week 1 Thailand Thailand is a country that is located in the Southeastern side of Asia. It has 1430 islands and its current population is 71.6 million people. Thailand is known for having many natural disasters and catastrophes year-round including flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, and forest fires. Tsunamis and flooding are the worst as they have had many catastrophic events affecting the lives of millions of people in Thailand. In 2004, there were two tidal waves that hit Thailand and killed over 8000 people. This is just the start of what disasters happen in Thailand. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-Thailand-Showing-Bangkok_fig3_352029065 There are main differences between hazards, disasters, and catastrophes. The difference between hazards is that it is a mere warning nothing life-threatening just