Abstract: Nature strikes back at us, that is now completely clear. Since the emergence of civilization, man has sought to subordinate nature and to restrain its indomitable temperament, subordinating it to his own, often opportunistic needs. Also, nature has often been exploited beyond its limits of endurance, to its detriment and with open and often unjustified nihilism. Nowadays is the time for nature to collect its claim from humanity. Payment is made through frequent natural disasters and catastrophes, which begin to affect the whole world equally. There are more and more frequent weather disasters, earthquakes, fires and floods, and the reason for that should be sought in climate change, which occurred as a direct consequence of human actions. The paper will not go into the problem of natural disasters, but the way to act in case of their occurrence. Humanity must build defense mechanisms against new weather conditions and protect itself from great consequences in the sense of human sacrifice and material damage. Also, adequate measures must be taken to prevent unforeseen weather situations and harmful consequences. https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2283 cobiss:74881289 ISSN: 2683-3409 2022 All rights reserved application/pdf 230271 bytes Natural disasters as a cause of emergency situations from the security and legal aspect International journal of economics and law [Електронски извор] 12(35) info:eu-repo/semantics/article Životić, Ilija Antonović, Ratomir eng Key words: Disasters, floods, fires, crops, emergency, damage.