Contemporary Issues

Lesson 2
Natural Disasters:
Risk Reduction and Management
 Objectives:
1. Explain the types of natural
disasters experienced in one’s community and country;
2. Relate the activities and decisions of people to the occurrence of natural disasters;
3. Determine preparations needed during natural disasters;
4. Identify government agencies responsible for the safety of the citizens during
natural disasters;
5. Appraise the need for discipline and cooperation between citizens and the
government during natural disasters;
6. Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative
ways; and
7. Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness
and assess impact.
 Different parts of the world,
including our country, experience
natural disasters every year.
Are we all ready to face it
anytime of the day?
 Can you recall the different
natural calamities that you
have experienced or witnessed?
How can we reduce damages caused by
natural disasters?
 Natural Disaster

Are adverse events that result from

natural process of earth.
 Natural Disaster
-typhoons
-floods
-earthquakes
-landslides
-volcano eruptions
-Storms Surges
-Other geologic processes
Types of Natural Disaster
in our Country
 EL NIŇO
Caused by warm ocean surface
water temperature that develops
in the central and east-central
equatorial Pacific.
LA NIŇa
The ocean surface water temperature
cools and causes intense rainfall and
floods.
Countries in the Pacific experience both.

DROUGTH
 RISK TO EL NIÑO
Areas highly at risk to El Niño-induced drought are Central
and West Mindanao.

The top 20 provinces at risk to drought are:

Sulu
Basilan
Maguindanao
Lanao Del Sur
Lanao Del Norte
Davao Del Sur
Misamis Occidental
Sarangani
Zamboanga Del Sur
South Cotabato
Zamboanga Del Norte
North Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Siquijor
Tawi-tawi
Negros Oriental
Camiguin
Davao del Norte
Misamis Oriental
Bukidnon
 TYPHOON
 FORMS OVER
LARGE
 TYPHOONS AND
BODIES OF MONSOONS ARE
RELATIVELY ABUNDANT HERE

WARM WATER • 19-30 TYPHOONS EACH

YEAR
OCCUR DURING MAY TO
 PHILIPPINES OCTOBER

IS
SURROUNDED QUEZON, CAGAYAN, BATANES
BY BODIES OF ISLAND, and VISAYAS
WATER
RISK TO TYPHOONS
RISK TO TYPHOONS
Northern Luzon, Southeastern Luzon and Eastern Visayas are the areas highly at
Northern Luzon, Southeastern Luzon and Eastern Visayas are
risk to the occurrence of tropical depressions, tropical storms, typhoons and super
typhoons. the areas highly at risk to the occurrence of tropical depressions,
tropical storms, typhoons and super typhoons.
Risk to Typhoons

The top 20 provinces at risk to typhoons are:

Cagayan
Albay
Ifugao
Sorsogon
The top 20 provinces at risk to
Kalinga
typhoons are:
1.Cagayan
Ilocos Sur
2.Albay
3.Ifugao Ilocos Norte
4.Sorsogon
5.Kalinga Camarines Norte
6.Ilocos Sur
7.Ilocos Norte Mountain Province
8.Camarines Norte
9.Mountain Province
10.Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur
11.Northern Samar
12.Catanduanes
Northern Samar
13.Apayao
14.Pampanga
Catanduanes
15.La Union
16.Nueva Ecija Apayao
17.Pangasinan
18.Masbate Pampanga
19.Tarlac
20.Western Samar La Union
Nueva Ecija
Pangasinan
Masbate
Tarlac
Western Samar
 STORM SURGES
Abnormal increase of water level in
seashores when a storm nears coastal
lines.

It is caused by strong winds brought by

low pressure at the eye of the storm.
These winds push seawater, which leads
to its accumulation and abnormal
increase in water level heading to the
shores.

Areas near the seashores are the areas

susceptible to this calamity.
 FLOODING
 Brought by
typhoons, heavy
rains, or prolonged
rains.
 Happens in the low
lying area
 Denudation of forest
 LANDSLIDE
-may be caused by
typhoons, heavy
rains, continuous
rainfall and
volcanic eruption.

-quarrying and
cutting of trees are
man made causes
Most of the provinces, except Palawan,
are susceptible to landslide hazards.

The top ten provinces that are at risk to

earthquake-induced shallow landslides are:

Ifugao
Lanao Del Sur
Sarangani
Benguet
Mountain Province
Bukidnon
Aurora
Davao del Sur
Davao Oriental
Rizal
 VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
 Around 200 volcanoes in the
Philippines
 24 are active
 Among the provinces that are at
risk to volcanic eruptions:
1. Camiguin 6. Sorsogon
2. Sulu 7. South
Cotabato
3. Biliran 8. Laguna
4. Albay 9. Camarines
Sur
5. Bataan 10. Batanes
 EARTHQUAKE

SUDDEN, RAPID SHAKING OF

THE EARTH CAUSED BY THE
BREAKING AND SHIFTING OF
ROCK BENEATH THE
EARTH’S SURFACE.
RISK TO EARTHQUAKES
The top ten provinces
Since 1968, PHIVOLCS
has recorded twelve
that are at risk to
destructive earthquakes in earthquakes are:
the Philippines. This record
includes the infamous July Surigao Del Sur
16,1990 Luzon earthquake La Union
which caused innumerable
injuries and at least 1,100
Benguet
deaths. Seismicity Pangasinan
(geographic and historical Pampanga
distribution of earthquake Tarlac
events) is all over the Ifugao
country except in the
Palawan region.
Davao Oriental
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Ecija
 TSUNAMI
SERIES OF ENORMOUS
SEISMIC SEA WAVES
CAUSED BY
UNDERWATER
EARTHQUAKE,
LANDSLIDE, OR
VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
The top ten provinces that are at risk
to tsunamis are:

Sulu
Tawi-tawi
Basilan
Batanes
Guimaras
Romblon
Siquijor
Surigao del Norte
Camiguin
Masbate.
Thank you for listening!