Why do we
experience
calamities?
TYPES
OF
NATURA
L
DISASTE
RS
Prepared by: Sir Jeff
Natural Disaster
● Natural disaster are disasters that occur in
this world naturally.
● Natural disasters can happen at any
location at any time throughout the
universe.
● It can destroy cities, or sometimes a whole
country if it is that severe.
● They can occur on land, in the water, and in
the wind.
Types of Natural Disasters
01 02 03
Cyclone Earthquake Tornado
04 05 06
Volcanic Tsunami Flood
Eruption
Types of Natural Disasters
07 08 09
Wildfire Drought Landslide
Cyclone
● Is a huge mass of clouds
that gather in the sky and
start rotating.
● They always develop over
large bodies of water, like
oceans or seas.
Effects of Cyclone
● Rain that can cause flooding
● Strong winds
● Damage buildings and
properties
● Death
Tornado
● It is a violently rotating column of
air that is touching both the ground
and clouds.
● They can form almost anywhere
they please, both over sea and over
land.
● Tornado is a swirling funnel of air
coming down from the sky.
● Despite of its terrible power, a
tornado is a very local event, and
short-live.
Tornado
● The biggest tornado recorded was
the Hallam, Nebraska tornado on
May 22, 2004. It was around 2.5
miles big and had a death toll of
around 160.
Hallam, Nebraska Tornado
Tornado
● The deadliest tornado recorded
occurred in Daultipur and Salturia,
Bangladesh on April 26, 1989.
1,300 recorded dead and 212,000
injured.
Daultipur and Salturia Tornado
Earthquakes
● It is the result of a sudden release
energy from the earth’s crust that
creates seismic waves.
● They are measured using
seismographs.
● It is the shaking of the ground as a
result of movements of the earth’s
tectonic plates.
Earthquakes
● The 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake in
southern Mindanao is the
strongest earthquake recorded in
the Philippines history with a
magnitude of 7.9.
Volcanic
Eruption
● A volcano is an opening in a
planet’s surface which allows
hot magma to escape from
below the surface.
● The study of volcano is
called volcanology.
Volcanic
Eruption
● The biggest volcanic eruption
was Mount Tambora on April
10, 1815, it heard over 2000
km away and had a death toll
of around 71,000.
Active Volcanoes in
Philippines
● Luzon
● Mayon, Albay
● Taal, Batangas
● Pinatubo, Zambales
● Banahaw, Quezon
● Bulusan, Sorsogon
● Iriga, Camarines Sur
Active Volcanoes in
Philippines
● Visayas
● Kanlaon, Negros Oriental
● Biliran, Biliran
Active Volcanoes in
Philippines
● Mindanao
● Matutum, Cotabato
● Ragang, Cotabato
● Calayo, Bukidnon
● Hibok-hibok, Camiguin
Tsunami
● It is just larger version of regular
waves.
● Tsunamis are caused by energy
originating underwater.
● From volcano eruption,
earthquake, or submarine
landslides.
Tsunami
● The word tsunami, is a Japanese
term for “Harbor Wave”, comes
from the fact that it only seems
to appear near the coast.
Tsunami
● The largest tsunami ever
recorded happened in Lituya Bay,
Alaska on July 9, 1958.
● It is over 1,700 foot wave
Flood
● Floods are caused when
water overflows from a water
body.
● One of the biggest floods in
the world is probably the
Yellow river in China 1887
which killed around 900,000.
Wildfire
● A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in
the countryside or wilderness.
● Other name for a wildfire are bush
fire, forest fire, grass fire, hill fire,
peat fire, and vegetation fire.
● One of the largest wildfire is the
1910 wildfire in the Inland
Northwest region of the United
States.
Droughts
● A drought is a long period of
time in which certain region
receives a shortage of water.
● Lasting three years, from
1958 to 1961, the Great
Chinese Famine is the worst
on record, 15 to 43 million
were killed as a result.
Landslide
● A landslide or a landslip is a
movement in the ground and a
shallow flow of debris.
● The largest landslide in history
happened because of Mount St.
Helens. 3 km of rock move
downhill.
“Sometimes it takes a natural
disaster to reveal a social
disaster.”
—JIM WALLIS
GEOHAZ
ARD
MAPPING
GEOHAZARD
● These are naturally occurring
geological phenomena that
pose danger to people’s lives,
properties, infrastructures, and
communities.
● These includes landslides,
flooding, and land subsidence.
GEOHAZARD MAPPING
● The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) has generated
geohazard maps to indicate which areas
are prone to natural disasters.
● It provides information about the high-risk
areas so that the residents can be
prepared.
● Geohazard map was done to help people
manage and lessen the negative impact of
natural disasters.
Components
● Rapid assessment survey, to generate
geohazard maps that will indicate which
areas are prone to natural dangers like
landslides, flooding, and ground
subsidence;
● Printing and reproduction of maps,
manuals and information materials for
public dissemination; and
● Conducting seminars and workshops.
Accomplishment of the
Program
● Identified provinces highly susceptible to
natural disasters.
● Distributed a map sheets to all local
government units down to the barangay
level, with corresponding training and
capability-building to interpret maps.
Top 10 Provinces highly
susceptible to Earthquake
● Surigao Del ● Tarlac
Sur ● Ifugao
● La Union ● Davao
● Benguet Oriental
● Pangasinan ● Nueva
● Pampanga Vizcaya
● Nueva Ecija
Philippine Fault Lines
Top 10 Provinces at risk to
Typhoons
● Cagayan ● Ilocos Sur
● Albay ● Ilocos Norte
● Ifugao ● Camarines
● Sorsogon Norte
● Kalinga ● Mountain
Province
● Camarines
Sur
Top 10 Provinces at risk to
Volcanic Eruption
● Camiguin ● Sorsogon
● Sulu ● South
● Biliran Cotabato
● Albay ● Laguna
● Bataan ● Camarines
Sur
● Batanes
Seatwork
Natural Attributes Effects Prevention/
Disaster Solution
Assignment:
● In a one whole sheet of paper, provide
recommendations or suggestions on how to prevent
man-made disaster.
● Give at least 5 suggestions or recommendation,
each suggestion/recommendation should be
explained in 2 sentences.
● To be submitted on September 15, 2023 (Friday)
