*Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty Agriculture, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
**Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
Online published on 12 February, 2015.
Man's activities on the planet earth are increasingly reflecting via terrific responses of monumental proportion. Climatic changes and global warming are among the frequently cited examples. However, it is still true that, hurricane and tornado, are not only linked to the global warming, but are also precipitated by the human day-to-day exploitation of the environment. This couple of environmental disaster has been ravaging many human and animal populations for an eon. The study found that, the incidences of hurricane and tornado devastate the well being of inhabitants of the affected environment, staggering lost of valuable resources, population displacement, destruction of public and private and buildings are also potential consequences of these disasters. Destruction of farm lands is perhaps the most threatening to agricultural production and it is recorded to be one of the outcomes these disasters. It is therefore imperative for governments to place more emphasis on precautionary measures by equipping geophysical or environmental management system with sophisticated paraphernalia. The global community/population, too, must be wary of how the environment is (mis) used.
Natural hazards, geophysical disasters, hurricane, tornado, greenhouse, global warming, socio-economic, development