Hydrometeorological hazards

Hydrometeorological hazards are processes

which involve the interaction of the
atmosphere, bodies of water, and land, which
pose a threat to loss of life, injury or other
health impacts, property damage, loss of
livelihoods and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage. It
includes the following hazards:

Typhoon Thunderstorm STORm surge

A typhoon is a severe weather
disturbance that revolves around
a central low pressure area and is
characterized by strong winds
and heavy rains. It's the most
powerful type of tropical cyclone
that forms in the Pacific
Northwest.
Thunderstorms are a violent, transient type of
weather disturbance that frequently contains
lightning and thunder, strong winds, torrential
rainfall, and, on rare occasions, tornadoes
and hail, and are connected with
cumulonimbus clouds that are thousands of
meters tall. It can happen at any time of day
in equatorial regions, although it is more
common in the afternoon or evening during
the summer due to atmospheric conditions
that favor thunderstorm formation.
Storm surge is an unusual localized
increase in seawater level over
the predicted astronomical tide
level, caused mostly by strong
winds and low air pressure as a
tropical storm moves from sea to
land. Tropical cyclones moving from
land to sea can also produce storm
surges, however these are more
likely to be weaker.

flooding El Niño la Niña

Flooding is an abnormal rise in water
level caused by natural phenomena,
human activity, or both in rivers,
coastal areas, plains, and highly
populated areas. Lands that are
normally dry submerge during floods
due to the rise in water level.
El Niño is a long-term anomalous rise
of sea surface temperatures in the
central and eastern Pacific Oceans.
It involves a three-month period of
hotter temperatures in a specific
area of the east-central tropical
Pacific Ocean. El Nio can bring dry
spells or droughts in the Philippines,
as well as weakened monsoons, a
delayed rainy season, and reduced
tropical storm activity.
La Niña is the opposite of El Niño; it is
generated by the increasing of
easterly trade winds, which push more
warm water westward and allow cold
water to rise to the surface in the
east. In the Philippines, this mechanism
results in normal to above-average
heavy rains, mainly in the country's
eastern region. According to the
Department of Health, ailments
caused by flood-contaminated water
have arisen as a result of La Niña.
 Effects of Hydrometeorological hazards

Typhoon
Human, Environment,
Economy, and Social:
Destroyed infrastructures
torm ge la Niña
Thunders storm sur flooding El Niño
Human, Environment, Human, Environment, Human, Environment, Human, Environment, Human, Environment,
Economy, and Social: Economy, and Social: Economy, and Social: Economy, and Social: Economy, and Social:
Death or Injury Drought Waterborne Diseases
Death or Injury Death or Injury

Damage to amenities Weaker monsoon activity Increase in pest infestation

Death or injuries Electrocution Destroyed/Washed away

vehicles
Loss of access to basic Reduced precipitation Increase in Crop Diseases
Destroyed crop Deterioration of buildings due

necessities

to acid rains produced by Destroyed Infrastructures

Pest out brake Flooding in low-lying farm

lightning strikes

Damage to Infrastructures
areas
Lack of food and water supply
Difficulties in getting water

Death of livestock due to heat

Power surges due to lightning

Difficulties in water supply stress

Victims might experience strike Floods

Diseases that damages crops

depression

Destroyed crops

Trees and forest fires Contaminated Salt water

Lower catch rates of fish
Power shortage

Waterborne diseases

Acid Rain Destroyed marine vehicles

Drying fish ponds
Delay in transportation

Delayed rehabilitation of public

Water Pollution
services Heat Stroke

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