DRRR LESSON 1 Flashcards
IT IS A TYPE OF DISASTER BROUGHT ABOUT BY NATURALLY OCCURING
PHENOMENA. BASED ON THE EXTENT OF ITS DAMAGE, NATURAL DISASTERS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS MAJOR OR MINOR DISASTERS.
NATURAL DISASTER
IT IS A TYPE OF DISASTER THAT IS DIRECTLY TRACED TO HUMAN ACTIONS, WHETHER ACCIDENTAL OR EMOTIONAL
MAN-MADE DISASTER
A PHENOMENON OR EVENT THAT MAY POSE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
HAZARD
THE DEGREE TO WHICH ELEMENTS SUCH AS PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES ARE AT RISK TO POTENTIAL
LOSSES DUE TO A PARTICULAR HAZARD. FOR EXAMPLE, COMMUNITIES LIVING IN COASTAL AREAS ARE EXPOSED TO STORM
SURGES AND TSUNAMIS.
EXPOSURE
THE DEGREE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY OR PRONENESS OF A
COMMUNITY TO THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF A HAZARD ON A PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT. FOR
EXAMPLE, COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS THAT RELY ON AGRICULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD
ARE VULNERABLE TO DROUGHT.
VULNERABILITY
THE ABILITY OF A COMMUNITY, SOCIETY, OR ORGANIZATION, IN TERMS OF
ITS AVAILABLE RESOURCES, TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE AND TO RECOVER FROM THE EFFECTS OF
A HAZARD. IT CAN BE ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL, INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIAL, HUMAN, OR ECONOMIC
RESOURCES.
CAPACITY
refers to many different types of
forms. It is any spinning storm that rotates
around a low-pressure center. The low pressure
center is also referred to as the “eye” of the
storm, which is well known for being eerily calm
compared with the areas under the spinning
“arms” of the storm.
.CYCLONE –
These are cyclones that most people
are familiar with that occur over tropical ocean region. Hurricanes and
Typhoons are actually types of tropical cyclones, but they have different
names.
Tropical Cyclones
South Pacific and Indian Ocean
CYCLONE
Atlantic and Northeast Pacific
Hurricanes
Northwest Pacific
Typhoons
are cyclones that occur in polar regions
like Greenland, Siberia, and Antartica. Unlike tropical cyclones, polar
cyclones are usually stronger in winter months. As you can see, these
storms really do prefer the colder weather. They also occur in areas that
aren’t very populated, so any damage they cause is usually minimal
Polar Cyclones
is when a part of a thunderstorm cloud starts to
spin, which may eventually lead to a tornado. “Meso” means “Middle”,
so you can think of this as the mid-point between one type of storm
and other. Tornadoes all come from thunderstorm clouds, but not all thunderstorms clouds make tornadoes.
Mesocyclone
is a weather-related natural disaster. It affects vast regions for months or years. It has
an impact on food production and it reduces life expectancy on the economic performances of
large regions or entire countries.
Drought
TYPES OF DROUGHT
METEOROLIGAL DROUGHT
AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT
HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHT
SOCIOECONOMIC DROUGHT
