Watch out for that Fish tornado!!!! Said nobody ever. When we think of natural disasters we think of a hurricane or tornado destroying someones home but some of the less 'sexy' disasters are the ones that have the greatest impact. In a recent article from R&D magazine we can see one of many effects natural disasters can have.
The article titled "Feds declared fishery disaster in New England" compares a lack of fish in the sea to a drought that farmers face,
"They're just as dependent on the vagaries of the ecosystem as farmers are, and just as deserving of assistance when things go bad through no fault of their own, like when farmers face a drought."
The author goes on to discuss how much money we have put into the farming industry and relieving farmers who have had low crop yields or compesation for droughts and then makes a point that fishermen should recieve similar relief efforts if the fishing year is particularily bad.
While the lack of fish is not technically considered a Hazard to the Environemnt I think it is worth looking at because this lack of fish in the northeast could be caused by a Hazardous event or possibly could lead to famine (if a society is especially dependant on fishing). If studied further we could examine the cause and effect of the Fishing industry to hopefully mitigate any future losses.
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/09/feds-declare-fishery-disaster-new-england
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