Preparedness can limit the effects of certain hazards that are a result of heavy rainfall. There can be physical damage to infrastructure and casualties caused by landslides and flooding. Heavy rainfall can also damage crops which reduces supply. In the event of flooding there is the danger of electrocution because electricity passes easily through water....
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Is the Philippines susceptible to sinkholes?
After the recent sinkhole disaster in Guatemala, discussions have begun to take place over where other potentially destructive time bombs might be hidden. A sinkhole is defined as a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the karst processes or chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks. Sinkholes tend to form where there are...
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DRRM Act 2010 finally signed into law
The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2010 which promotes community based disaster management has been finally signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last May 27, 2010 into law now known as Republic Act 10121. It took nearly nine years before the bill is signed into law and is supported by civil society organizations including...
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Taal Volcano placed on Alert Level 2
Taal Volcano has remained on alert level 1 since 23 November 2005. However, due to the recent anomalous changes in monitored parameters such as: the crater temperature, the number of volcanic earthquakes detected per day, and the intensification of steaming activities, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has increased the level of alert to a level 2.