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