CLASSIFYING PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO HAZARDS

A. Ground Shaking

B. Tornado

C. Landslide

D. Flood

E. Indoor Fire

F. Lava Flow

G. Industrial Pollution

H. Typhoon

I. Forest Fire

J. Liquefaction
K. Storm Surge

L. Tsunami

M. Extreme Rainfall

NATURAL HAZARD MAN-MADE AND

TECHNOLOGICAL
HAZARDS

Hazard originating from

DEFINITION Naturally-occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events technological or industrial
conditions, including
incidents, dangerous
procedures, infrastructure
failures, or specific human
activities
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD GEOLOGICAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
HAZARD HAZARD
GREEK (“bios”-life) (“ge” –Earth) (“hydor”-water)
ETYMOLOGY (“meteoros”- Sky)

DEFINITION Process or phenomenon Geological Process or Process or Phenomenon of atmospheric,

or organic origin or Phenomenon hydrological or oceanographic nature
conveyed by biological
vectors/agents, including
exposure to pathogenic
micro-organisms, toxic
and bioactive substances

SAMPLE Natural, usually from Natural process, Natural process, but involved with the Man-made
RESPONSES living sources originates from the solid atmosphere and/or hydrosphere
earth geosphere

EXAMPLE Ebola Virus, Flu Virus, Ballistic Projectiles
Rabies (Rocks from an erupting
volcano), ground shaking,
landslide, lava flow,
liquefaction, tsunami
Tornado, flood, typhoon, forest fire, Oil and Chemical spill,
tsunami forest fire, industrial
pollution
 TYPHOON EARTHQUAKE LANDSLIDE FAULTY
(strong winds and rain) ELECTRICAL
WIRING
Family in concrete
house near the highway
far from river and
mountain

Mountain climbers
going up the slope

Exchange learners in
local family home in the
barrio near the river

Friends in an isolated
beach

Fishermen on the open

sea

Passengers in a jeep
along a road with
moderate traffic