LUCENADA, KIMBERLY T.

STEM – 12
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION
LESSON 6 – SIGNS OF IMPENDING HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARDS

WHAT’S IN
ACTIVITY 1.
HAZARD LETTER CLASSIFICATION
1. Drought I GEO
2. Flood D HYDRO
3. Tsunami C GEO
4. Landslide E GEO
5. Bushfire G HYDRO
6. Earthquake A GEO
7. Tornado H HYDRO
8. Typhoon B HYDRO
9. Volcanic Eruption F GEO

WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NEW

ACTIVITY 2.1. ACTIVITY 2.2.
1. TYPHOON 1. TYPHOON
2. FLOOD 2. FLOOD
3. STORMSURGE 3. LA NIÑA
4. EL NIÑO 4. STORM SURGE
5. THUNDERSTORM 5. THUNDERSTORM
6. FLASHFLOODS 6. EL NIÑO
7. FLASHFLOOD

WHAT’S MORE
ACTIVITY 1.
1. What can you say about the picture? Describe it.
It’s quite stressful to the eye because the patterns and formation of houses
are scattered. I have negative thoughts about it.

2. What situation have you noticed to be disastrous?

The houses sunk in the water made me noticed it to be disastrous. The flood
made the houses at the lowest area sunken, the cluttered surroundings, and the bad
quality of shelters that should not be even considered a home now. This situations
and aspects made me noticed it to be disastrous.

3. What hydrometeorological hazard was presented in the picture?

The hydrometeorological hazard present in the picture is flooding that causes
the people to be stranded in the area.

4. Based on what you have noticed and analyzed, what can you do to avoid this situation?
To avoid this kind of situation to happen, we should immediately be prepared
before calamity occurs. We should follow and listen to the given protocols of the
authority. We should evacuate (if needed) to avoid being stranded when a flood
occur.

Additionally, we should also plant trees and avoid deforestation. This is the
first step to reduce the possibility of flooding. Prevention is better than cure!
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
ACTIVITY 1.

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD is… disruption, or environmental damage.

a process or phenomenon of
atmospheric,
ASSESSMENT
hydrological or
1. C
oceanographic nature 2. D
3. D
that may cause
4. B
loss of life, 5. A
6. C
injury or
7. D
other health impacts, 8. A
9. D
property damage,
10. B
loss of livelihoods and 11. D
12. B
services,
13. D
social and economic 14. C
15. B

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Early warning systems have been developed and implemented for:

 Geological hazards like tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic activity, and landslides

 Hydrometeorological hazards including severe weather in land and at sea, floods, droughts,
hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, tornados, cold and heat waves, etc.
 Forest fires
 Biological hazards including insect plagues like locust outbreaks and harmful algae blooms
 Health hazards including vector-borne diseases, viruses and other types of diseases
 For pests and diseases on crops and livestock

Earth observation is used in various types of early warning systems. Some examples of
applications include:

 To track the path of cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes at sea before they make landfall
 To assess the severity of droughts in comparison to historic droughts
 To determine the presence of hot spots in active volcanoes
 To monitor the progress of floods in very large basins
 To determine the potential expansion or deformation of a volcanic cone before an eruption
 To track active mass movements including landslides