Lesson 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Is a potentially damaging physical event that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation.
Hazard
It can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and may have different origins.
Hazard
Characteristics of a Hazard?
Location, intensity and probability of occurrence
Factors of Hazard
The Pacific Ring of Fire for volcanic eruptions
Active fault lines for earthquakes, Trenches for tsunamis and the Pacific Ocean for tropical cyclones
Occur in the country at an average of 22 times a year
Typhoon
Classification of Hazard
Natural hazards and Human-induced hazards
Types of Natural Hazard
Geological Hazards and Hydrometeorological Hazards
Types lf Human-induced Hazards
Biological Hazard, Technological Hazard, and Socio-natural Hazard
Hazards that occur on Earth’s crust.
Geological Hazard
These hazards pose a threat to life and property.
Geological Hazard
These could be caused by, but not limited to, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
Geological Hazard
They could potentially cause loss of life and damage to property, and disrupt normal living conditions and provision for services.
Hydrometeorological hazards
These could be atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic in nature.
Hydrometeorological hazards
These refer to threats from viruses or bacteria, medical waste, microbiological samples, or toxic chemicals of biological origin that can cause harm to human life.
Biological hazards
These can be industrial in origin.
Technological hazards
They may be results from accidents, collapsed structures, and explosions in the industries.
Technological hazards
These are the results of the interaction of a natural hazard with over exploited land or other environmental resources.
Socio-natural hazards
