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Group: Big Heroooo 6
Group: Big Heroooo 6
Group: Big Heroooo 6
•Peru (May 31, 1970): A 7.9 magnitude quake just off the
western coast of South America caused more than $500
million in damage and killed 66,000 Peruvians, with
building collapses responsible for most of the deaths.
8. How big should a natural
phenomenon be for it to be
considered a haard? Does size even
matter.
• Depending on what does it have, no size
matters. Whether it's an earthquake in a certain
place or a flood that stays in a barangay, as long
as people deals with this and threats may
concern, it could also be consider as an hazard.
9. Why do people live in areas
affected by a natural hazard?
• Some people live in areas affected by natural hazard
because they inherited the place, the place is
unusually productive that may support their needs
and or caused by overpopulation that maximize the
level of vulnerability.
10. How could people prevent
disasters when a natural hazard
strikes?
• We can't prevent disasters but we can minimize the
vulnerability of population in accordance of having
safety measure on what we will do when the
phenomenon strikes.