Attempts by people or communities to live with hazard events by adjusting their living conditions
Adaption
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View of hazard suggesting people cannot influence or shape the outcome, therefore nothing can be done to mitigate against it
Fatalism
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Events which are perceived to be a threat to people, the built environment and the natural environment
Natural Hazards
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Way in which an individual or a group views the threat of a hazard event
Perception
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Prearranged measures that aim to reduce the loss of life and property damage through public education and awareness programmes etc
Community Preparedness
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The distribution of a hazard through time
Frequency
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Process of considering the social, economic and political factors involved in risk analysis
Integrated risk managment
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Assessment of the size of the impact of a hazard event
Magnitude
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Ability to give warnings so that action can be taken to reduce the impact of hazard events
Prediction
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Effects of a hazard event that result directly from that event
Primary effects
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Sustained ability of individuals or communities to be able to utilise available resources to respond to, withstand and recover from the effects of natural hazard events
Resilience
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Effects that result from the primary impact of the hazard event
Secondary effects
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Formed by volcanic ash mixing with water and flowing downhill
Lahars
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Molten rock flowing onto the surface
Lava
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Also known as nuees ardentes formed from a mixtire of hot gas and tephra
Pyroclastic flows
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Solid matter ejected by a volcano into the air
Tephra
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When the pressure built up in the crust is released
Earthquake
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In earthquake prone areas buildings and other structures can be fitted with devices such as shock absorbers
Retrofitting
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Giant sea waves generated by shallow focus underwater earthquakes, violent volcanic eruptions, underwater debris slides and landslides into the sea
Tsunami
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Strategy designed to reduce or eliminate risks to people and property from natural hazards
Mitigation
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Rapid rise in sea level in which water is piled up against a coastline to a level far in excess of the normal conditions at high tide
Storm Surge
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Chemicals sprayed on to fires in order to slow them down
Retardants
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Plants adapted to tolerate fire
Pyrophytic vegetation
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
View of hazard suggesting people cannot influence or shape the outcome, therefore nothing can be done to mitigate against it
Back
Fatalism
Card 3
Front
Events which are perceived to be a threat to people, the built environment and the natural environment
Back
Card 4
Front
Way in which an individual or a group views the threat of a hazard event
Back
Card 5
Front
Prearranged measures that aim to reduce the loss of life and property damage through public education and awareness programmes etc
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