of Auckland, Greg Bankoff (2003), Philippines is both geophysically and meteorologyically one of the world’s natural hazard ‘hot spots’. Belgium-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which has compiled one of the most comprehensive records on the occurrence of natural hazards in the world since 1990, the Philippines experiences more such events than any other country. Between 1900 and 1991, there were 702 disasters such as earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions (Bankoff
1960 Chile Earthquake The 1960 Chile earthquake has been the largest earthquake of the 20th Century. The earthquake occurred beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile on May 22 in 1960. This was the largest earthquake ever recorded by seismographs. It is recorded as a 9.5 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake destroyed one in every three homes in the port city of Valparaiso. Local Damage from Earthquake and Tsunamis This earthquake destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings. The statistics
Collapsing of the Philippines Many countries and organizations have started to wonder that what is going on with Philippines, and whether it will collapse from so many problems that occur in the country or not. The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia, and it is also one of the countries that are located in the Ring of Fire. In 1965, the Philippines used to be the second richest country in Asia, but it is currently one of the poorest countries in Asian (Cruz, 2013). There are
die in the Kobe earthquake? Describe when and wheat the Kobe earthquake happened. the Kobe earthquake happened on 17th of january 1995 at 5:40 am in south japan and then in Kobe . the city was very advanced but still was not prepared fore a earthquake. describe what caused the earthquake the earthquake was cased by the enagy case dby the pacific plates and the philippines plates rubbing to fever when they do this is cases a massive presher change which then cased the earthquake in south japan
report has been written to compare two natural disasters throughout history. Both earthquakes - the compared natural disasters are Kobe and Haiti. On Tuesday 17 January, 1995, at 5.46 am an earthquake began in Kobe, Japan (this nation’s second most populated area). Along a boundary where, three plates meet near the coast of Japan, this earthquake struck; a very common occurrence in this region. The heavier Philippines Plate, close to Kobe, began pushing beneath the lighter Eurasian Plate. Due to the
Introduction Unexpected events with adverse results such as drought, typhoons, disease infestation, or earthquake can cause risks in farming activities. The Philippines is very much vulnerable to these production risks. The Philippines ranks 8th among the top 10 countries that are most exposed to natural hazards or multiple hazards (Regalado, 2010). Almost annually, heavy crop damages have been reported as caused by typhoons, droughts, and other natural calamities. However, risks and uncertainties
legend. Miag-ao church is one stubborn structure built during Spanish occupation. This church is one of the few remaining old churches in the country and the only one who had less damage during the strongest earthquake ever hit the Panay Island. It was during January 24, 1948. The earthquake toppled the bell tower of Jaro and the old church of Oton and also the other Hispanic structure established here in Panay. This fact can never be denied by anyone because this is a living evidence that archaeology
framework of this study are mainly drawn from the structural functionalist theory, social contract theory, reinforcement theory, the UN Humanitarian Resolution 46/182 of 1991, the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (R.A. 10121), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework of the Philippines, and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, 2011 to 2028. The Structural Functionalism Theory by Talcott Parsons circulates around the idea that hierarchical
of the next volcano eruption and they also can find out if the volcano will erupt again or maybe it won't ever erupt. But how do these people know that? There is something else that has concerned people for many years "earthquakes". This essay will include the meanings of earthquake and volcano. Firstly, let's explain what volcanoes are? A volcano is a vent or chimney which transfers molten rock known as magma from depth to Earth's surface. Magma erupting from a
to control the damage. This essay will discuss two natural hazards; earthquakes, volcanoes. It will then go into detail about the risk management processes for each hazard along with some case studies. Earthquakes are a natural disaster that occur frequently. However only some are at a magnitude that cause huge