Hazards

Question 1

risk

Answer 1

probability of something having negative consequences (all about consequences)

Question 2

risks of hazards

Answer 2

engineering, business, financial, health

Question 3

hazard

Answer 3

process that can potentially harm humans (about process of event)

Question 4

natural disaster

Answer 4

process that has catastrophic affects on humans and activities (failure to cope)

Question 5

risk equation

Answer 5

(hazard x exposed elements x vulnerability)/capacity

Question 6

reduce risk

Answer 6

prevention/mitigate/manage/increase copping capacity

Question 7

hydrometerological events

Answer 7

anything to do with weather

Question 8

the bigger the event…

Answer 8

lower the frequency, longer recurrence interval

Question 9

earthquake hazards

Answer 9

liquefaction/flooding/tsunami/fire/aftershocks

Question 10

subduction volcanism

Answer 10

have all main hazards

Question 11

hotspot volcanism

Answer 11

has lava flows

Question 12

causes of tsunamis

Answer 12

meteors/volcanoes/submarine landslides

Question 13

4 types of flooding

Answer 13

coastal storm surges, groundwater, urban flash floods, river floods

Question 14

assessing natural hazards for risk reduction

Answer 14

frequency, past hazards, effects of hazards if they were to happen now

Question 15

vulnerability

Answer 15

likelihood that things will be damaged

Question 16

exposure

Answer 16

location/assets that are important to communities

Question 17

crisis/disaster

Answer 17

crisis (in copping capacity), disaster (outside copping capactiy)

Question 18

when is disaster management needed

Answer 18

when emergency management has failed