Meteorological Disasters and their Assessments in Türkiye
Volkan Mutlu Coşkun
General Director of the Turkish State Meteorological Service
Natural phenomena that persists on Earth and significantly impacts human lives are referred to as ‘natural disasters.’ According to the United Nations, natural disasters are defined as ‘natural events that significantly disrupt socioeconomic and sociocultural activities, resulting in loss of life and property but cannot be adequately managed with local resources.’ In addition to causing…