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Which of the following Hydro meteorological hazard is characterized by localized storm cloud that produces lightning and thunder, and often brings heavy rain shower and strong gusty winds?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Storm Surge

• Thunderstorm

Which of the following hydrometeorological hazard has an overflow of water onto normally dry land in an existing waterway, such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch?

• El Niño

• Flood

• La Niña

• Storm surge

Which of the following hydrometeorological hazards is the abnormal sea level rise occurring during tropical cyclones or "bagyo" and is caused by the strong winds and low atmospheric pressures that tropical cyclones produce?

• El Niño

• Flood

• La Niña

• Storm Surge

Why is Philippines very vulnerable to hydrometeorological hazards?

• The government's emergency management plan is not well-defined.

• Most of the cyclones that are created in the Pacific Ocean hit the Philippines.

• The Philippines is surrounded with water.

• The slight increase of the global temperatures intensified the formation of the cyclones.

A flash flood is ____?_____

• caused by a heavy rain

• occurs only in urban areas

• an upward vertical motion

• a strong vertical wind shear

In the Philippines, it is associated with having less to no rain, dried up fields and dams having low water levels most especially during the dry season.

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Forest Fire

• Tornado

Which of the following factors contribute to flooding?

• cloud movements

• El Niño

• rainfall intensity and duration

• slow moving thunderstorms

What should we do during floods?

• Go outside and play.

• Do not mind and just sleep whole day.

• Prepare sufficient food, clean water, medicine, first aid kit, flashlight, and more.

To reduce the impact of floods, humans can do all of the following EXCEPT...

• listen to the warning system

• drive through a flooded area to evacuate

• get to higher ground

• create an evacuation plan

Dams are designed to reduce flooding by...

• Sounding the warning system

• Teaching people evacuation plans

• Preventing rain

• Providing storage for water