Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk - Mrs. Roma Jane D. Castillo, LPT

A series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.

Rapidly rotating storm systems characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and heavy rain.

A downslope movement of soil and rock under the influence of gravity.

<p>A specific type of snowstorm consisting of large amounts of snow lasting more than three hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A violently rotating column of air in contact with both the Earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When lava and gas are released from a volcano.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A period of time when an area or region experiences below-normal precipitation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial accidents, shootings, acts of terrorism, and incidents of mass violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disaster risk is defined as the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, and capacity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The learning objectives include: explaining the meaning of disaster, differentiating the risk factors underlying disasters, describing the effects of disasters, explaining how and when an event becomes a disaster, identifying areas exposed to hazards, and analyzing disasters from different perspectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, disasters can have human origins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hazard, exposure, and capacity are the factors contributing to disaster risk.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disasters exceed the ability of communities or societies to cope because of the human, material, and economic or environmental losses they cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers