[Vocabulary] technogenic vs. man-induced vs. man-triggered, etc.

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Larisa_rog

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What is the antonym of "natural emergency": technogenic emergency, man-induced emergency, man-triggered emergency or anything else?

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I've see "natural or man-made disasters."

I've never seen the word "technogenic" before.
 

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Thank you very much.
 
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