DRRR

• a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

  ring of fire
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress.

  calamity
• a sudden, calamitous event.

  disaster
• Shaking of earth caused by waves, also called as shock.

  earthquake
• when lava and gas are discharged from a volcanic event.

  volcanic eruption
• 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"

  disaster risk
• determines ways to reduce possible harm to people. it does not cause adverse damages.

  acceptable risk
• Remains after efforts of disaster risk reduction. Indicator of continuing needs for development of community capacity.

  residual risk
• can create a potential nationwide impact in either one event or cumulative. Requires the intervention of NDRRMC in mitigation efforts.

  national disaster risk
• linked to low severity, high-frequency events that occur in localized areas.

  extensive disaster risk
• linked to low severity, mid to high frequency that occur in localized areas.

  intensive disaster risk
• direct situations arising from the disaster itself.

  primary effect
• it is the effect after the primary effect of disaster.

  secondary effect
• felt some time after primary and after secondary effects.

  tertiary effect
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about tangible materials.

  physical perspective
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about mental health.

  psychological perspective
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about response of the people based on their values, cultures, religion.

  sociocultural perspective
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about businesses, incomes.

  economic perspective
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about response of government officials.

  political perspective
• perspectives in analyzing disaster effects that talks about illnesses.

  biological perspective
• refers to the severity of loss or damage due to the occurrence of a hazard.

  vulnerability
• total value of elements at risk. Expressed as the number of human lives and value of the properties that can potentially be affected by hazards.

  exposure
• Natural Phenomenon/Human Activities.

  hazard
• earthquakes, plot movement, volcanic activity.

  geophysics/geological
• flood, landslide, storm surge.

  hydrological
• convective storm, outside the tropical storm, extreme temperature, fog.

  meteorology
• tropical wind, drought, wildfire, ice lake flood.

  climate
• plant collision, space weather.

  alien planet class
• soil erosion, deforestation, salinization, desertification, asian dust cloud, wetland reduction/degradation, glacier subsided/melted.

  environmental degradation
• infectious disease, epidemic/pandemic, animal-related epidemic/pandemic, injurious insect, pests, animal event.

  biology
• industrial disaster, structure cllapse, power failure, fire, epxlosion, mine disaster, warfare, terrorist attack.

  technical
• chemical leakage, oil spill, radiation pollution.

  chemical radiation
• aviation, railway, road, sailing, space.

  major traffic accidents
• hazard characterization tool that serves as a relevant basis in disaster risk reduction.

  factor-based analysis
• how often does the community encounter the hazard (yearly, every season).

  frequency
• how long does it usually take.

  duration
• how quickly does it occur after initial detection.

  speed of onset
• level of strength or magnitude.

  intensity
• how likely will it occur over a period?

  probability
• what are signals that indicate its occurrence? How much time is there for preparation?

  forewarning