DRRR WEEK 7

JARULE MATTHEW S. DEL PILAR 11-STEM LEO

ACTIVITY 1
HAZARD MAPS - PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES ARE AFFECTED BY
EARTHQUAKE DUE TO ANY OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
UNSAFE LOCATION, POOR CONSTRUCTION, PEOPLE DON‘T BELIEVE OR
KNOW THAT THEY BE AFFECTED, PEOPLE DON‘T KNOW HOW THEY CAN
BE AFFECTED, PEOPLE DON‘T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND THERE IS LACK OF
TIMELY AND PROPER RESPONSE.

SCIENTISTS HAVE FOR SO LONG STUDIED EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCES AND

THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM BY LOOKING AT IMPACTS FROM
MAJOR EARTHQUAKES. BASED ON STUDIES, GIVEN A SPECIFIC
EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO (MAGNITUDE) MAPS SHOWING AREAS LIKELY TO
BE AFFECTED BY A CERTAIN SPECIFIC HAZARD AND THE DEGREE OF
EXPECTED IMPACT ARE GENERATED. THE PURPOSE IS TO BE ABLE TO
USE THESE MAPS.

HAZARD MAPS ARE MAPS THAT SHOW DIFFERENT HAZARDS THAT MAY
AFFECT A CERTAIN AREA. FOR EARTHQUAKES, A GROUND SHAKING HAZARD
MAP SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARTHQUAKE SHAKING LEVELS THAT
HAVE A CERTAIN PROBABILITY OF OCCURRING. A GROUND RUPTURE
HAZARD MAP SHOWS AREAS WHEREIN FAULTS CUT ACROSS. THERE ARE
HAZARD MAPS FOR LIQUEFACTION, EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED LANDSLIDE
AND TSUNAMI.
ACTIVITY 1:
1. ASHFALL, PYROCLASTIC FLOW AND LAHARS

2. MAJOR HEALTH THREATS FROM A VOLCANIC ERUPTION

VOLCANOES SPEW HOT, DANGEROUS GASES, ASH, LAVA, AND ROCK THAT ARE
POWERFULLY DESTRUCTIVE. PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM VOLCANIC BLASTS.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS CAN RESULT IN ADDITIONAL THREATS TO HEALTH, SUCH
AS FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, POWER OUTAGES, DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION,
AND WILDFIRES. HEALTH CONCERNS AFTER A VOLCANIC ERUPTION INCLUDE
INFECTIOUS DISEASE, RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, BURNS, INJURIES FROM FALLS,
AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE SLIPPERY, HAZY CONDITIONS
CAUSED BY ASH. WHEN WARNINGS ARE HEEDED, THE CHANCES OF ADVERSE
HEALTH EFFECTS FROM A VOLCANIC ERUPTION ARE VERY LOW.