crisis
Sign in to savethumb|An EXCOMM meeting during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis, a crisis between the United States and Soviet Union over ballistic missiles in Cuba]] A crisis (: crises; adjectival form|: critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no warning. More loosely, a crisis is a testing time for an emergency.
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A crisis is any event or period that creates an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or society, typically occurring suddenly with little warning. Crises matter because they test how people and institutions respond to serious threats and can have major consequences for those affected.
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Definition
- Chinese word for "crisis"
- Political crisis
- Economic
- Environmental
- Environmental disaster
- Natural disaster
- Endangered species
- International
- Personal
- Ways to manage a crisis
- Benefits of listening in a crisis
- In chaos theory
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|An EXCOMM meeting during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis, a crisis between the United States and Soviet Union over ballistic missiles in Cuba]] A crisis (: crises; adjectival form|: critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no warning. More loosely, a crisis is a testing time for an emergency.
==Etymology==