Understanding Earthquake And Its Hazard

Looking for super heroes? You might have not considered the *drumrolls* Earthquake Hunters!

Hero: Earthquake Hunter

Agency: PHIVOLCS

Strengths/ Powers:

💥 Studies and collects data about vibrations that occur in the Earth’s interior, such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

💥 Studies the Earth’s structure, composition and processes.

Role: Works for government agencies and corporations performing work that protects the public or the environment, performs research, monitoring and analysis or finds new sources of revenue for energy companies.

Allies: Geologists and other Scientists

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Villain: Earthquake

Agency: Earth

Strenghs/ Powers:

💥 Destroys structures

💥 Softens soil (liquefaction)

💥 Uplift and Subsidence of Tectonic Plates

💥 Surface Faulting

Role: Sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.

Allies: Volcanoes

💡 FACT #05 The first “pendulum seismoscope” to measure the shaking of the ground during an earthquake was developed in 1751, and it wasn’t until 1855 that faults were recognized as the source of earthquakes.

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JUST IN!

As of January 23, 2018 | 2:33 PM

Indonesia earthquake: 130 buildings damaged as 6.1 quake rocks Java – 8 children injured

Read the full article and click the link below. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/908502/Indonesia-earthquake-6-4-magnitude-Jakarta-evacuation-buildings-shaking-Twitter-reaction

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Can you tell the difference?

Intensity

Perceived strength of an earthquake based on relative effect to people and structures; generally higher near epicenter.

Magnitude

Based on instrumentally derived information and correlates strength with the amount of total energy released.

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Catch a look!

The Richter Magnitude Scale

Source: UPSeies / Michigan Tech

Identifying Classroom Hazards That Can Lead to Disaster

The D.O. #23 S. 2015 aims for the public elementary and secondary to engage in activities addressing hazards and risk.

It supports the D.O. #50 S. 2011 that entitles the creation of DRRM Office;

And D.O. #55 S. 2007 that entitles the prioritizing and mainstreaming of disaster risk reductio in the school system. While there is this magnificent idea about having the students/ pupils to lead in disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness activities, it is important for the school to be able to fully implement such essential activities to accomplish objectives and goals.

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According to the World Health Organization (2018), overview places disaster risk management in the context of multi-sectoral action and focuses on the ge-neric elements of disaster risk management, including potential hazards, vulnerabilities of a population, and capacities, which apply across the various health domains.

💡 FACT #04: 87% of disasters were climate-related in the ten years up to 2015.