CAMBODIA: Natural Hazard Risks Issued: 30 April 2007
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OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific CAMBODIA: Natural Hazard Risks Issued: 30 April 2007 Seismic, Volcanic and Tropical Storm Risk All Natural Hazard Risks UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) LAO PDR The bar chart below shows the degree of exposure to Regional Office for Asia Pacific (ROAP) natural hazards and the percentage of area affected. Executive Suite, 2nd Floor, UNCC Building Tsunamis and storm surges are a threat to coastal Rajdamnern Nok Ave, Bangkok 10200, Thailand regions, particularly gulfs, bays, and estuaries. Flood http://ochaonline.un.org/roap hazard results from river floods and torrential rain. Drought is caused by major deviations from the normal amounts of precipitation. Frost hazard depends on elevation and latitude. Prasat Banteay ODDAR MEANCHEY Chhmar !( Phumi Mlu Prey BANTEAY Phumi Srah !( RATTANAK KIRI THAILAND MEANCHEY !( Chhuk Sisophon SIEM REAP STUNG TRENG !( PREAH VIHEAR Lumphat !( Siem Reap !( Phumi Kouk !( Kduoch BATTAMBANG Batdambang Kaoh Nhek !( !( !(Reang Kesei PAILIN KAMPONG THOM Moung Roessei !( Trapeang Veng !( KRATIE MONDUL KIRI Pouthisat Phumi Tnaot Chum !( !( Kracheh KAMPONG !( Bamnak CHHNANG !( Phumi Spoe PURSAT !( Tbong Prey Khmer !( (c) 2006, Munich Reinsurance Company, Geo Risks Phumi Phsa!( KAMPONG Kampong Cham Research Department Romeas CHAM !( !(Suong Odongk !( Phnom Penh \! Prey Veng Legend Earthquake Intensity Tropical Storm Intensity KOH KONG KAMPONG !( !( \! Country capital Modified Mercalli Scale Saffir-Simpson Scale SPEU Takhmau !( Major town or city Degree I-V One: 118-153 kmh PREY SVAY KANDAL VIET NAM International boundary Degree VI Two: 154-177 kmh VENG RIENG !(Svay Rieng Province boundary Degree VII Three: 178-209 kmh !( TAKEO Chiphu Water body Degree VIII Four: 210-249 kmh KAMPOT Degree IX-XII Five: 250+ kmh Earthquake intensity zones indicate where there is a 20% probability that degrees of Kampot Storm Season: June to Nov KRONG PREAH !( intensity shown on the map will be exceeded in 50 years. Peak month: August SIHANOUK KOP Tropical storm intensity zones indicate where there is a 10% probability of a storm of this intensity striking in the next 10 years. 010050 Datum: WGS84. Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, FAO, Kilometers Smithsonian Institute, Pacific Disaster Center, UNISYS, Munich Reinsurance Group The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations Map Ref: OCHA_KHM_Hazard_v1_070430.