D3R (3Rd Q 1St Term 2Nd Sem)

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Ballistic projectile

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Volcanic materials which are directly ejected from volcano's vent w/ force and trajectory

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Capacity

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Combination of a community's strengths, charafteristics, and resources which can be utilized to acheive certain goals

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Disaster

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is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society causing widespread human, material, economic, and environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources.

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Disaster risk

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is the probability of harmful consequences or expected loses (deaths, injuries, livelihoods, assets, services) resulting from the interactions between natural or human-induced hazards and vulnerable conditions.

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Disaster risk reduction

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is a proactive approach that aims to manage risks even before a calamity occurs.

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Duration

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The time during which something continues

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Economic vulnerabilith

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the assets and resources of the community that are susceptible to disasters, including the production, distribution, and utilization of goods and services that enusure the people's well- being

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El niño

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Irregularly occuring and complex series of climatic changes affecting equitorial pacific region (warm)

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Elements at risk

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include persons, buildings, crops, and other components exposed to known disaster hazards and which are likely to be adversely affected by the impact of these hazards.

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Exposure

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Refers to that which is affected by natural disasters such as people and property

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Fire

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Combustion or burning, rapid oxidation

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Flash flood

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Sudden local flood typicall due to heavy rain

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Flood

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Overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry

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Forewarning

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Advanced warning

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Frequency

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Rate/number of occurences

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Ground subsidence

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Sinking or settling of ground surface

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Ground rupture

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effect of earthquakes when movement breaks surface

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Ground shaking

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Most familiar effect of earthquakes

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Hazard

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Potentially damaging physical events that may cause injury or loss of life

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Hazard analysis

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is the “identification of any hazard to determine its potential, origin , characteristics, and behavior (UNISDR 2007).”

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Hazard induced

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a. fire

b. industrial and technological hazards

c. hazards related to high- risk recreation activities

d. other hazardous human activities

not intended

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Human planned hazards

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Arson, terrorism, wars ; intended

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Intensity

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Measure of disaster's strength (by impact to environment)

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Magnitude

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Measure of disaster's strength by force

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La Niña

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A coupled ocean-atmosphere phemomenon that is the counterpart of el niño

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Lahar

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Hot cold mixturemof water and rock materials of volcano going downstream

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Liquefaction (of soil)

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Occurs whem a saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to stress

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Natural hazards

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a. hydro-meteorological and climatological hazards

b. geologic hazards

c. biological hazards

d. astronomical hazards

Naturally occuring phenomena caused by either rapid or slow onset of events

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Manageability

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"Capacity of being managed or controlled"

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Physical vulnerability

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the “human-made environment” of buildings and infrastructures, and the “natural environment” of agriculuture, forestry, and aquaculture

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Probability

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Likelihood of an event occuring

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Social vulnerability

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the susceptibility of the population, the social institutions or organizations that ensure the sustenance of families, communities, and society

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Speed of onset

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Rapidity of arrival and impact

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Thunderstorm

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Weather condition characterized by heavy rain, thunder lightning, or tornado

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Tsunami

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Very large wave often caused by earthquake

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Vulnerability

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is a “condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards.”