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Hazard and Disaster Classification. Session 1. Major Categories. Natural Hazards Anthropogenic Non-Intentional Anthropogenic Intentional. Earth Hazardous to your health?. 516 active volcanoes, eruption every 15 days (average) 2,000 tremors daily - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Hazard and DisasterHazard and DisasterClassificationClassification
Session 1Session 1
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Major CategoriesMajor Categories
Natural HazardsNatural Hazards Anthropogenic Non-IntentionalAnthropogenic Non-Intentional Anthropogenic IntentionalAnthropogenic Intentional
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Earth Hazardous to your health?Earth Hazardous to your health?
516 active volcanoes, eruption every 516 active volcanoes, eruption every 15 days (average)15 days (average)
2,000 tremors daily2,000 tremors daily 2 significant earthquakes daily, 2 significant earthquakes daily,
severe damage 15-20 times annuallysevere damage 15-20 times annually 1,800 thunderstorms at any given 1,800 thunderstorms at any given
timetime
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Still hazardous?Still hazardous?
Lightning strikes 100 times per Lightning strikes 100 times per secondsecond
Late summer, an average of 5 Late summer, an average of 5 hurricanes developinghurricanes developing
4 tornadoes per day or 600-1000 4 tornadoes per day or 600-1000 annuallyannually
11 blizzards annually in the United 11 blizzards annually in the United StatesStates
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Categories of Natural HazardsCategories of Natural Hazards
Atmospheric (Meteorological)Atmospheric (Meteorological) Geological (Earth)Geological (Earth) Hydrological (Water)Hydrological (Water) ExtraterrestrialExtraterrestrial BiologicalBiological
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Atmospheric-Sourced ProcessesAtmospheric-Sourced Processes
Tropical cyclonesTropical cyclones ThunderstormsThunderstorms TornadoesTornadoes LightningLightning HailstormsHailstorms WindstormsWindstorms Ice stormsIce storms
SnowstormsSnowstorms BlizzardsBlizzards Cold wavesCold waves Heat wavesHeat waves AvalanchesAvalanches FogFog FrostFrost
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Geological-Sourced ProcessesGeological-Sourced Processes
EarthquakesEarthquakes VolcanoesVolcanoes TsunamiTsunami LandslidesLandslides SubsidenceSubsidence MudflowsMudflows SinkholesSinkholes
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Hydrological-Sourced ProcessesHydrological-Sourced Processes
FloodsFloods DroughtsDroughts WildfiresWildfires
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Extraterrestrial ProcessesExtraterrestrial Processes
MeteoritesMeteorites AsteroidsAsteroids
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Biological ProcessesBiological Processes
DiseasesDiseases EpidemicsEpidemics PandemicsPandemics OverpopulationOverpopulation FamineFamine
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Anthropogenic Non-IntentionalAnthropogenic Non-Intentional
TechnologicalTechnological Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials EnvironmentalEnvironmental IndustrialIndustrial MiningMining NuclearNuclear TransportationTransportation StructuralStructural
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TechnologicalTechnological
Acts of PeopleActs of People Technological systems that fail Technological systems that fail
because of complexities and human because of complexities and human fallibility (accidents)fallibility (accidents)
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Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials
Can classify in different categoriesCan classify in different categories
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EnvironmentalEnvironmental
Can classify in different categoriesCan classify in different categories
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IndustrialIndustrial
FactoriesFactories RefineriesRefineries
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MiningMining
CoalCoal Safety StandardsSafety Standards
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NuclearNuclear
Power plantsPower plants Industrial useIndustrial use Medical useMedical use
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TransportationTransportation
AviationAviation HighwaysHighways RailroadsRailroads MaritimeMaritime
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StructuralStructural
FiresFires CollapseCollapse
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Anthropogenic Intentional HazardsAnthropogenic Intentional Hazards
Mass ShootingsMass Shootings Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience TerrorismTerrorism Weapons of Mass DestructionWeapons of Mass Destruction
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Mass ShootingsMass Shootings
School shootingsSchool shootings Workplace violenceWorkplace violence Hate crimesHate crimes
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Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience
Labor riotsLabor riots Race riotsRace riots Political riotsPolitical riots
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TerrorismTerrorism
State/State SponsoredState/State Sponsored International Non-stateInternational Non-state DomesticDomestic
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Weapons of Mass DestructionWeapons of Mass Destruction
ExplosivesExplosives ChemicalChemical BiologicalBiological Nuclear/RadiologicalNuclear/Radiological