2. 2
Objectives:
1. Identify the concepts of disaster,
vulnerability, exposure and hazard;
2. Differentiate the risk factors
underlying disasters;
3. Relate the significance of
understanding risk factors underlying
disaster.
13. TYPHOON
YOLANDA
- Strength 290km/hr.
- Thestormsurge it brought was
suddenandunexpected.
- Its devastating effect to human,
material, andenvironment.
- Morethan 7,000 people perished.
- Theentire city of Taclobanwas
flattened.
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15. WOWOWEE STAMPEDE
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- They became so popular that thousands of fans
flock to ULTRA to watch the noon time show.
That turned out to disastrous tragedy when there
was a human-induced disturbance among the
watching crowdthat causeastampede.
- Many spectators were hurt and some even died
which led to the dissolution of the said TV
program.
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17. TYPHOON ONDOY
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- Typhoon Ondoy turned into a disaster
because of the amount of precipitation
brought by its torrential rains that lasted for
several days causing flood and flash floods in
MetroManila.
- Thousands of houses were submerge in flood
water. Hundreds of shelters along river banks
andsteros werewashedout.
- Power and water supplies were cut off for
several weeks. Hundreds of lives perished.
19. DISASTER RISK
- The probability that a
community‟s structure or
geographic area is to be
damaged or disrupted by the
impact of a particular hazard, on
account of its nature,
construction and proximity to a
hazardousarea.
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24. ThePhilippines hasahigh
vulnerability to natural hazards
which are attributed to the nation‟s
geographic position in Southeast
Asia.
Natural Disasters such as
typhoons , earthquakes, floods,
volcanic eruptions, landslides and
fires affect the country.
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28. Health Risks
- Severe flooding can result in stagnant
water that
waterborne
allows breeding of
bacteria and malaria-
carrying mosquitoes. Dengue fever is
another serious health problem
caused by mosquitoes (aegis egypti).
Without emergency relief from
international danger has passed.
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29. Food Scarcity
- After natural disasters, food often becomes
scarce. Thousands of people around the world
go hungry as a result of destroyed crops and loss
of agricultural supplies, whether it happens
suddenlyin astormor graduallyin adrought.
- As a result, food prices rise, reducing families‟
purchasingpowerand increasingthe risk of
severe malnutrition. The impacts of hunger
following an earthquake, typhoon or hurricane
can be tremendous, cause lifelong damage to
children‟sdevelopment.
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30. Emotional Aftershocks
- Natural disasters can be particularly traumatic for young children. Confronted with scenes
of destruction and the deaths of friends and loved ones, many children develop post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a serious psychological condition resulting from
extreme trauma. Left untreated, children suffering from PTSD can be prone to lasting
psychological damageandemotionaldistress.
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48. SHORT QUIZ
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5.Thepresenceof people,livelihood, environmental services
andresources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural
assetsin places thatcould beadversely affectedbyphysical
events andwhich, thereby,are subject to potential future harm,
loss, or damage.
a. Typhoon
b. EmotionalAftershocks
c.Pandemic
d.Exposure
53. SHORT QUIZ- Answer
1.Aseriousdisruptionof functioningofsociety,
causingwidespreadhuman,materialorenvironmental
losses,whichexceedtheability ofthe affectedpeople
to copeusingtheir ownresources.
a.Disaster
b. Hazard
c.Risk
d. Vulnerability
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57. SHORT QUIZ- Answer
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5.Thepresenceof people,livelihood, environmental
services andresources, infrastructure, or economic, social,
or cultural assetsin places thatcould beadversely affected
byphysicalevents andwhich, thereby,are subject to
potential future harm,loss, or damage.
a. Typhoon
b. EmotionalAftershocks
c.Pandemic
d. Exposure