philippines Flashcards
description of the Philippines
South east Asia , 7000 islands , over 100 million people , western rim of pacific ring of fire , destructive plate boundary , lower middle income country .
what hazards is the Philippines susceptible to
earthquakes
volcanoes
typhoons
what type of plate margin is the Philippines on
destructive plate boundary
how many earthquakes was there between 2000 and 2013 with a magnitude of 5.6
17 earthquakes
describe the 1976 mindanao earthquake
7.9 magnitude
triggered tsunamis on the western shore killing 8000 people
describe the 1990 Luzon earthquake
7.8 earthquake
caused soil liquefaction which killed 1600 people
how many volcanoes are there in the Philippines in and how many are active
300 volcanoes
22 are active
describe the Pinatubo eruption
1991 eruption
700 people died
200,000 homeless
cataclysmic on volcanic explosive index
describe the taal eruption
erupted 33 times on historical record
killed 6000 people
how many tropical storms occur in a year
10 a year
Typhoon Haiyan 2013 description
6000+ deaths
2 million homeless
6 million displaced
$2.8 billion in damage
widespread looting and infrastructure failure
secondary hazards caused by earthquakes
tsunamis
fires
landslides
secondary hazards caused by typhoons
flooding
landslides
Philippines response
reactive response - funding after disasters
need bottom up community approach because they have better understanding and prepare better
response changed from 2019 onwards through adapting structures , public awareness and monitoring hazards
what does the Philippines red cross do in response
teach community figures how to respond to hazard events so they can disseminate the information with other members of the community
