CASE STUDY

Study 4

Physical Factors

The Philippines is considered a disaster hotspot, susceptible to volcanoes, earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis and floods.Increasing urbanisation can add to earthquake and typhoon vulnerability. Physical factors have also affected the vulnerability such as slopes, increase land degradation and deforestation have increased susceptibility to secondary hazards such as landslides during earthquakes and flash flooding during typhoons.
A disaster hotspot is a location with risk from two or more hazard groups: tectonic hazards (geophysical) and hydro-meteorological hazards. This means they are likely to be where plate boundaries intersect with major storm belts.
The Philippines lies on the boundary between the Philippine and Eurasian tectonic plates.

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