NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS.

NATURAL HAZARDS- is a naturally occurring event or phenomenon

NATURAL DISASTERS- refers a natural hazard or threat that causes fatality.
Natural process:
 Geological- landslide, tsunami, volcanic eruption
 Hydrometeorological- typhoons, floods, tropical cyclones, tornado
 Coastal- erosion, submersion, salt water intrusion
PAGASA- PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC GEOPHYSICAL AND
ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
PHILVOLCS- PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND
SEISMOLOGY

GEOLOGIC HAZARDS – the processes that shaped the earth continually act
on or beneath the surface
EARTHQUAKE it is located in pacific ring of belt making it prone to earthquake
(IT IS SOMETIME CALLED CIRCUM PACIFIC BELT)
RICHTER SCALE- is a scale of a number used to tell the size of an
earthquakes.
 Charles Richter developed Richter scale in 1935
 Logarithmic with a base of 10

EARTHQUAKE- (also known as a quake, tremor, tremblor) it is the shaking of

the surface of the earth.
Micro Less than 2.0
very minor 2.0 to 2.9
Minor 3.0 to 3.9
Light 4.0 to 4.9
Moderate 5.0 to 5.9
Strong 6.0 to 6.9
Major 7.0 to 7.9
Great 8.0 to 9.9
meteoric 10.0+
TOP 10 PROVINCES (EARTHQUAKE)
SURIGAO DEL SUR
LA UNION
BENGUET
PANGASINAN
PAMPANGA
TARLAC
IFUGAO
DAVAO ORIENTAL
NUEVA VISCAYA
NUEVA ECIJA

LANDSLIDE- when earthquake occur the shaking and rupture are often usually
accompanied by landslide.

TOP 10 PROVINCES (LANDSLIDE)

IFUGAO
LANAO DEL SUR
SARANGGANI
BENGUET
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
BUKIDNON
AURORA
DAVAO DEL SURE
DAVAO ORIENTAL
RIZAL

VOLCANIC ERUPTION – happen when lava and gas are discharge from a
volcanic vent.
LAHAR- volcanic ashes
TOP 10 PROVINCES (VOLCANIC ERUPTION)
CAMIGUIN
BILIRAN
ALBAY
BATAAN
SORSORGON
SOUTH COTABATO
LAGUNA
CAMARINES SUR
BATANES
TSUNAMIS- (from the Japanese word habour wave) or tidal waves/ seismic
waves is a series of waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water.

TOP 10 PROVINCES(TSUNAMIS)
SULU
TAWI TAWI
BASILAN
BATANES
GUIMARAS
ROMBLON
SIQUIJOR
SURIGAO DELNORTE
CAMIGUIN
MASBATE

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND HAZARDS

This are the hazards and phenomena at atmospheric or hydrological
oceanographic in nature that may cause loss of life.

HABAGAT AND AMIHAN – they are two prevailing patterns which affects the
Philippines.
SOUTHWEST MOONSON- HABAGAT
NORTHEAST MOONSON- AMIHAN