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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 Presentation
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Hazard and DisasterHazard and DisasterClassificationClassification
Session 1Session 1
Major CategoriesMajor Categories
Natural HazardsNatural Hazards Anthropogenic Non-IntentionalAnthropogenic Non-Intentional Anthropogenic IntentionalAnthropogenic Intentional
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
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
Categories of Natural HazardsCategories of Natural Hazards
Atmospheric (Meteorological)Atmospheric (Meteorological) Geological (Earth)Geological (Earth) Hydrological (Water)Hydrological (Water) ExtraterrestrialExtraterrestrial BiologicalBiological
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
Geological-Sourced ProcessesGeological-Sourced Processes
EarthquakesEarthquakes VolcanoesVolcanoes TsunamiTsunami LandslidesLandslides SubsidenceSubsidence MudflowsMudflows SinkholesSinkholes
Hydrological-Sourced ProcessesHydrological-Sourced Processes
FloodsFloods DroughtsDroughts WildfiresWildfires
Extraterrestrial ProcessesExtraterrestrial Processes
MeteoritesMeteorites AsteroidsAsteroids
Biological ProcessesBiological Processes
DiseasesDiseases EpidemicsEpidemics PandemicsPandemics OverpopulationOverpopulation FamineFamine
Anthropogenic Non-IntentionalAnthropogenic Non-Intentional
TechnologicalTechnological Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials EnvironmentalEnvironmental IndustrialIndustrial MiningMining NuclearNuclear TransportationTransportation StructuralStructural
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)
Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials
Can classify in different categoriesCan classify in different categories
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
Can classify in different categoriesCan classify in different categories
IndustrialIndustrial
FactoriesFactories RefineriesRefineries
MiningMining
CoalCoal Safety StandardsSafety Standards
NuclearNuclear
Power plantsPower plants Industrial useIndustrial use Medical useMedical use
TransportationTransportation
AviationAviation HighwaysHighways RailroadsRailroads MaritimeMaritime
StructuralStructural
FiresFires CollapseCollapse
Anthropogenic Intentional HazardsAnthropogenic Intentional Hazards
Mass ShootingsMass Shootings Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience TerrorismTerrorism Weapons of Mass DestructionWeapons of Mass Destruction
Mass ShootingsMass Shootings
School shootingsSchool shootings Workplace violenceWorkplace violence Hate crimesHate crimes
Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience
Labor riotsLabor riots Race riotsRace riots Political riotsPolitical riots
TerrorismTerrorism
State/State SponsoredState/State Sponsored International Non-stateInternational Non-state DomesticDomestic
Weapons of Mass DestructionWeapons of Mass Destruction
ExplosivesExplosives ChemicalChemical BiologicalBiological Nuclear/RadiologicalNuclear/Radiological
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