Hazards: Managing hazards (p1) Flashcards
Planning against earthquakes
-practice drills
-securing furniture
-preparing supplies
Monitoring earthquakes
-foreshocks
Predicting earthquakes
extremely difficult
Protecting from earthquakes
-building design (e.g. rubber foundations)
-sea walls (tsunamis)
Monitoring volcanoes
-changes in ground shape
-ground and river temp
Predicting volcanoes
-easier than earthquakes
Protecting from volcanoes
-evacuation
Planning against volcanoes
-exclusion zones
-evacuation
-education
-first aid training
Monitoring tropical storms
-satellites (cloud patterns)
Predicting tropical storms
-supercomputers (5 day warning)
-track forecast zones
Protecting from tropical storms
-cover windows (e.g. with mattress)
-bring in outdoor furniture
-coastal defences
-no build zones
Planning against tropical storms
-prepare disaster kits
-fuel vehicles
-plan what family will do