CI - GEOHAZARDS

NATURAL DISASTERS

adverse events that result from natural processes of earth

TSUNAMI, STORM SURGE, EARTHQUAKE, LANDSLIDE, FLOODING, TYPHOON, VOLCANIC ERUPTION

types of natural disasters

EL NINO

phenomenon caused by warm ocean surface water temperature that causes severe drought

LA NINA

phenomenon caused by cooled ocean surface water temperature | intense rainfall & floods

TYPHOON

forms over large bodies of warm water

STORM SURGE

abnormal increase of water level in seashores when a storm nears coastal lines | caused by strong wind from the low pressure at the eye of the storm

FLOODING

caused by strong typhoon, sudden & intense rain, heavy rainfall |happens in low-lying areas

EARTHQUAKE

sudden, rapid shaking of the earth |caused by breaking & shifting of rock beneath surface

GEOHAZARD

naturally occurring geological phenomena that pose danger to people’s lives, properties, infrastructure, and communities

GEOHAZARD MAPPING

provides information about the high-risk areas so that the residents can be prepared should their residential areas be within the designated ones

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR)

they generated the geo hazard maps to indicate which areas are prone to natural danger

PRESERVE AND PROTECT HUMAN AND ANIMAL LIVES, PROPERTIES, INFRASTUCTURES, AND COMMUNITIES BY BEING PREPARED EVERY TIME THERE IS A NATURAL DISASTER

aim of geohazard mapping