Explain how scientific advancements have lessened the effects of hazardous events on society.

Scientific advancements can detect some harmful events before they occur and it allows the society to plan for them, thereby reducing the risk of damage that occurs.

Explanation:

Scientific advancements reduce the natural disasters level in a region by evaluating the physical and chemical characteristics of the land.

Also, it develops new medical terminology and concepts that reduce the spread of hazardous diseases in society.

Satellites are used to predict the weather report and by using this report proper precautions can be taken at the time of floods and storms.

Construction of dams and canals highly reduced the risk of water overflowing in the lands.

a 20-cm-long, cylindrical graphite (pure carbon) rod is inserted into an oxidizing atmosphere at 1145 k and 1.013 x 105 pa pressure. the oxidizing process is limited by the diffu- sion of oxygen counterflow to the carbon monoxide that is formed on the cylindrical surface.