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event, natural or man-made, sudden or progressive, oftentimes with impacts of such severity,
disaster
defined as a situation resulting from an environmental phenomenon or armed conflict that produces stress, personal injury, physical damage, and economic disruption of great magnitude.
disaster
is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry often resulting in permanent changes to human societies, ecosystems and environment.
disaster
refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters
disaster preparedness
That is, to predict and, where possible, prevent disasters, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences.
disaster preparedness
Disaster preparedness refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of _______.
disasters
Categories of disaster:
natural / man-made
refers to those disasters that are triggered by natural phenomenon. These phenomena (such as Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, etc.) are known technically as natural hazard.
natural disaster
refers to disaster resulting from mad-made hazards. Man-made disasters can be divided into three types;
man-made disaster
three types of man made disaster
armed conflict and civil strife, technological disaster, disaster in human settlements
disaster management concerns itself with various aspect of armed conflicts and civil strife, including the protection and support of displaced persons and refugees during the conflict; physical and economic reconstruction. Ex. War in marawi
armed conflict and civil strife
these are disaster which are usually a result of accidents or incidents occurring in the manufacturer, transport, or distribution of hazardous substances such as fuel, chemicals, explosives, or nuclear materials. Ex. Oil spill in guimaras.
technological disaster
urban fire is the kind of principal disaster of this type.
disaster in human settlements
kind of principal disaster of disasters in human settlement
urban fire
urban fire is the kind of principal disaster of this type. There can be devastating effect when fires break out in low level communities or in depressed areas.
disasters in human settlements
also known as a quake , tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
earthquake
happen when lava and gas are discharge from a volcanic vent. The most consequences of this are population movements as large numbers of people are often forced to flee the moving lava flow. Volcanic eruptions often cause temporary food shortages and volcanic ash landlides called lahar.
volcanic eruption
s a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosion above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.
tsunami
is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center , a closed low-level atmospheric
Tropical cyclone (typhoon, hurricane)
is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of “flowing water”, the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are in area of study of the discipline hydrology and are not significant concern in agriculture. Civil engineering and public health.
floods
tropical huriccane has a _____
low pressure center
floods are in the area of discipline called
hydrology
defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Earthquake shaking and other factors can also induce landslides underwater.
landslide
uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area, a wildfire
bushfire
