Philippines Coastal Hazards
Aaron Flores
Week 13 blog
Coastal Hazards are physical phenomena that expose a coastal area to risk of property damage, loss of life and environmental degradation. The Philippines coastal flood hazard is classified as high according to the information that is currently available. According to the IPCC (2013), there is high confidence that extremes in sea level will increase in the Philippines with mean sea level rise yet there is low confidence in region-specific projections in storm surges. This means that potentially-damaging waves are expected to flood the coast at least once in the next 10 years. According to data by the World Meteorological Organization, the water levels around the Philippines are rising at a rate almost three times the global average due partly to the influence of the trade winds pushing ocean currents. On average, sea levels around the world rise 3.1 centimeters every ten years. Water levels in the Philippines are projected to rise between 7.6 and 10.2 centimeters each decade.
The Philippines is in the process of new ways to mitigate and prevent these hazards. Programs such as emergency response plans, more expertise, and project planning are all being put into place by the Philippine Government. Due to the high risk, these programs should be put into place to hopefully cease and prevent damage to the country.
Link: http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/196-philippines/CF
Week 13 blog
Coastal Hazards are physical phenomena that expose a coastal area to risk of property damage, loss of life and environmental degradation. The Philippines coastal flood hazard is classified as high according to the information that is currently available. According to the IPCC (2013), there is high confidence that extremes in sea level will increase in the Philippines with mean sea level rise yet there is low confidence in region-specific projections in storm surges. This means that potentially-damaging waves are expected to flood the coast at least once in the next 10 years. According to data by the World Meteorological Organization, the water levels around the Philippines are rising at a rate almost three times the global average due partly to the influence of the trade winds pushing ocean currents. On average, sea levels around the world rise 3.1 centimeters every ten years. Water levels in the Philippines are projected to rise between 7.6 and 10.2 centimeters each decade.
The Philippines is in the process of new ways to mitigate and prevent these hazards. Programs such as emergency response plans, more expertise, and project planning are all being put into place by the Philippine Government. Due to the high risk, these programs should be put into place to hopefully cease and prevent damage to the country.
Link: http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/196-philippines/CF
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