1. Hazard and Disaster Classification Session 1

2. Major Categories Natural Hazards Natural Hazards Anthropogenic Non-Intentional Anthropogenic Non-Intentional Anthropogenic Intentional Anthropogenic Intentional

3. Earth Hazardous to your health? 516 active volcanoes, eruption every 15 days (average) 516 active volcanoes, eruption every 15 days (average) 2,000 tremors daily 2,000 tremors daily 2 significant earthquakes daily, severe damage 15-20 times annually 2 significant earthquakes daily, severe damage 15-20 times annually 1,800 thunderstorms at any given time 1,800 thunderstorms at any given time

4. Still hazardous? Lightning strikes 100 times per second Lightning strikes 100 times per second Late summer, an average of 5 hurricanes developing Late summer, an average of 5 hurricanes developing 4 tornadoes per day or 600-1000 annually 4 tornadoes per day or 600-1000 annually 11 blizzards annually in the United States 11 blizzards annually in the United States

5. Categories of Natural Hazards Atmospheric (Meteorological) Atmospheric (Meteorological) Geological (Earth) Geological (Earth) Hydrological (Water) Hydrological (Water) Extraterrestrial Extraterrestrial Biological Biological

6. Atmospheric-Sourced Processes Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Tornadoes Tornadoes Lightning Lightning Hailstorms Hailstorms Windstorms Windstorms Ice storms Ice storms Snowstorms Snowstorms Blizzards Blizzards Cold waves Cold waves Heat waves Heat waves Avalanches Avalanches Fog Fog Frost Frost

7. Geological-Sourced Processes Earthquakes Earthquakes Volcanoes Volcanoes Tsunami Tsunami Landslides Landslides Subsidence Subsidence Mudflows Mudflows Sinkholes Sinkholes

8. Hydrological-Sourced Processes Floods Floods Droughts Droughts Wildfires Wildfires

9. Extraterrestrial Processes Meteorites Meteorites Asteroids Asteroids

10. Biological Processes Diseases Diseases Epidemics Epidemics Pandemics Pandemics Overpopulation Overpopulation Famine Famine

11. Anthropogenic Non-Intentional Technological Technological Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials Environmental Environmental Industrial Industrial Mining Mining Nuclear Nuclear Transportation Transportation Structural Structural

12. Technological Acts of People Acts of People Technological systems that fail because of complexities and human fallibility (accidents) Technological systems that fail because of complexities and human fallibility (accidents)

13. Hazardous Materials Can classify in different categories Can classify in different categories

14. Environmental

15. Industrial Factories Factories Refineries Refineries

16. Mining Coal Coal Safety Standards Safety Standards

17. Nuclear Power plants Power plants Industrial use Industrial use Medical use Medical use

18. Transportation Aviation Aviation Highways Highways Railroads Railroads Maritime Maritime

19. Structural Fires Fires Collapse Collapse

20. Anthropogenic Intentional Hazards Mass Shootings Mass Shootings Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience Terrorism Terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons of Mass Destruction

21. Mass Shootings School shootings School shootings Workplace violence Workplace violence Hate crimes Hate crimes

22. Civil Disobedience Labor riots Labor riots Race riots Race riots Political riots Political riots

23. Terrorism State/State Sponsored State/State Sponsored International Non-state International Non-state Domestic Domestic

24. Weapons of Mass Destruction Explosives Explosives Chemical Chemical Biological Biological Nuclear/Radiological Nuclear/Radiological