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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Deforestation● Waste Disposal ● Land conversion ● Climate Change●

Flash Floods● River floods● Storm Surge ● Inland Floods ●Coastal Floods

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Source: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/9/11/La-Nina-probable-onset-Q4-2020.html

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and

Astronomical Services Administration announces onset
of La Niña to last until the Q1 of 2021 as reported by the
CNN
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W H AT I S A F L O O D ?
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land
that is usually dry. They are the most common and
widespread natural severe weather event.

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Flood Types

Tidal Flooding Ground water Flooding

Caused by sea or tidal river Occurs as a result of water rising up
from the underlying rocks or from water
flowing from abnormal springs

Pluvial Flooding Fluvial Flooding

Happens when the earth is Occurs when rivers overflow
saturated with water from rainfall or burst their banks
which cannot run-off
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Examples of Major flood that happened in the Philippines
Flood during Tropical Storm Ondoy
1,786 barangays flooded in 154
municipalities and 30 cities of 26 provinces
of Regions I, II, III, IV-A IVB, V, VI, IX, XII,
ARMM, CAR and NCR

Estimated cost of damage to infrastructure and

agriculture amounted to PhP11 Billion
Source: NDCC

Flood during Super Typhoon Yolanda

Typhoon Yolanda damaged 1.1 million
houses, destroyed 33 million coconut trees
(a major source of livelihoods), and
disrupted the livelihoods of 5.9 million
workers. Overall damage is estimated
at $5.8 billion.
Source: 2013 Typhoon Haiyan: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World ...
www.worldvision.org › disaster-relief-news-stories › 2013...
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Examples of Major flood that happened in the Philippines
Flood during Tropical Storm Ulysess
22 cities and municipalities in Cagayan
province, and in 25 cities and
municipalities in Isabela. Tuguegarao City
(Cagayan Province) was heavily affected,
with some barangays submerged by over
4.5 meters of water

Estimated cost of damage to infrastructure

and agriculture amounted to PhP12.9 Billion
Source: www.philstar.com

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N AT U R A L C A U S E S O F F L O O D

STORMS ICE AND MOON

S N O W M E LT PHASES
Source: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/

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MAN-MADE
CAUSES OF FLOODS

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Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for
other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities.

HOW DOES DEFORESTATION CONTRIBUTE TO FLOODS?

HOW DOES DEFORESTATION CONTRIBUTE TO FLOODS?

Humans cut down trees The soil becomes bare This increase the
for land conversion, paper and loose for the root landslide potential and
production, etc. system that holds it was flooding.
destroyed.
DID YOU
The annual rate of deforestation was estimated at 10 million
KNOW?
hectares between 2015-2020.

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L a n d c o n v e r s i o n

Urbanization, the process by which large numbers of people become

permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.
Source : https://pubs.usgs.gov/

Urbanization encourages construction

of buildings and roads. Resulting to removing vegetation and
soil, grading the land surface, and
constructing drainage networks
increase runoff to streams from rainfall
and snowmelt.

As a result, the peak discharge,

volume, and frequency of floods
increase in nearby streams.

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Improper waste disposal has long been the dilemma of our nation. It is being
worsened by the increase in population making cities increase in density

Here’s HOW improper waste disposal

contribute to the occurrence of flood

Instead of water being directed

to the drain, it returns back to
People improperly the city
throwing their garbage

Runoff Garbage being accumulated in

the drainage system causing it to clogged

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WHAT CAN
WE DO?
Small steps, big changes

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Plant trees and protect wetlands Segregate and throw your

trash properly

Use reusable materials such as Participate in Coastal Clean Ups or

mug, tumblers, eco bags to other Environmental Activities
reduce production of waste Initiatives
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WHAT TO DO IN CASE
OF A FLOOD?

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WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FLOOD

BEFORE

Stay Prepare an Know where Leave before In flood prone

informed in emergency bag the evacuation area, keep
flooding
the local with food, area and how useful item such
starts
news medicine, to get there as ladder, rope,
document sand bags

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WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FLOOD

DURING

Disconnect Do not walk Go to higher Follow Free cattle and

electricity or drive in ground evacuation lead animals to
and gas flood water orders safer place

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WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FLOOD

AFTER

Avoid Do not touch Do not go home or Keep in When back

contact with powerlines to disaster areas constant home, clean and
flood water until declared safe communication disinfect
to do so with family surfaces and
items

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THE END
Take care of the land and the land will take care of you.
Destroy the land the land will destroy you

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