1ST QTR: DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

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Disaster

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society causing widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses that exceeds the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources.

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RA 10121

A law in the Philippines that pertains to disaster risk reduction and management.

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Philippines

An archipelago in Southeast Asia, located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and the typhoon belt of the Western North Pacific Basin.

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Disaster Risk

The likelihood of loss of life, injury, or destruction and damage from a disaster in a given period of time, calculated as Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability / Capacity.

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Vulnerability

The diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of a natural or man-made hazard.

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Exposure

The element or risk from a natural or man-made hazard event.

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Hazards

Threats that have the potential to cause harm to people, human activity, property, and the environment.

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Natural Hazards

Hazards that arise from purely natural processes in the environment.

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Technological Hazards

Hazards that are directly caused by human activities.

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Biological Hazards

Hazards that involve exposure to pathogenic microorganisms, toxins, and bioactive substances.

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Geological Hazards

Hazards that arise from geological processes or phenomena.

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Hydrometeorological Hazards

Hazards that involve atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic processes or phenomena.

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Risk Assessment

The process of evaluating hazards and their socio-economic impacts, including the vulnerability of the community.

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Prediction

A statement of probability that an event will occur based on scientific observation.

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Forecasting

Short-term prediction of weather-related phenomena in terms of magnitude, location, date, and time of an event.

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Early Warning

A statement indicating a high probability of a hazardous event, prompting alterations to normal routines to deal with imminent danger.

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Earthquake

A sudden movement along fault and plate boundaries that can cause significant ground shaking and damage.

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Seismic Waves

Waves generated by earthquakes that travel through the Earth's interior or along its surface.

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Magnitude

A measure of earthquake size that remains unchanged with distance from the earthquake.

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Intensity

Describes the degree of shaking caused by an earthquake at a given location, decreasing with distance from the epicenter.

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Ground Rupture

Displacement of the earth’s surface along an active fault resulting in visible fracturing or cracking.

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Ground Shaking

Disruptive vibrations of the ground during an earthquake.

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Liquefaction

A phenomenon where sediments behave like liquid during an earthquake, similar to quicksand.

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Tsunami

A series of waves caused commonly by an underwater earthquake, but can also be triggered by meteorites or underwater landslides.

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Oplan Metro Yakal Plus

A contingency plan detailing protocols and procedures for responding to a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines.

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Emergency Preparedness Plan

A plan created with family members to prepare for emergencies, including an emergency supply kit and evacuation plans.