Question

Oil Spills are classified as:

• A. Water and Climate Related Disasters
• B. Geological Disasters
• C. Biological Disasters
• D. D) Accident-Related Disasters

Answer 1

Answer:

D. D) Accident-Related Disasters

Oil spills are a significant example of human-made disasters that fall under the "Accident-Related" sub-category. They are typically not intentional acts of destruction, but rather catastrophic events resulting from failures or mishaps in human operations involving hazardous materials.

• Human-Caused Origin: Oil spills primarily occur due to accidents during the extraction, transportation, storage, or processing of petroleum products. This includes:

  • Tanker Accidents: Collisions, groundings, or structural failures of oil tankers.

  • Offshore Drilling Rig Accidents: Blowouts or equipment failures at oil rigs.

  • Pipeline Ruptures: Leaks or breaks in oil pipelines due to corrosion, damage, or pressure issues.

  • Refinery Accidents: Spills occurring within oil refineries