Earth Science: 2nd Quarter

A phenomenon that poses threat

to the people, structure, or economic assets

and which may cause a disaster. It could be

natural or human-induced.

A serious disruption in the

functioning of a society, causing widespread

human, material, or environmental losses

which exceeds the ability of the affected

society to cope with its own resources.

Types of hazards:

• hydrometeorological hazards

• human-induced hazards

• geological hazards

• caused by natural hazards

• caused by human-induced hazards

Types of disasters:

• hydrometeorological hazards

• human-induced hazards

• geological hazards

• caused by natural hazards

• caused by human-induced hazards

Is a condition or an event

that may cause harm to property and life as a result of a

hydrometeorological process such as tropical cyclone,

monsoon, flood, and ipo-ipo.

A a seasonal

prevailing wind in the

region of South and

Southeast Asia, blowing

from the southwest

between May and

September and bringing

rain (the wet season),

or from the northeast

between October and

April (the dry season).

A rapidly

rotating low-pressure system that

forms over tropical oceans.

Tropical cyclones are called _________ in the Philippines.

They are the agency responsible to name the typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Almost __ tropical

cyclones are visiting

the Philippines every

year. ___ of which are

destructive.