Project Noah Essay

The Philippine governments Department of Science and Technology or DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute along with the help of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PhilVolcs) and University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Science and its College of Engineering launched its regorge called National Operation Assessment of Hazards and Risk k without delayn as externalize NOAH last July 6, 2012 in the city of Marikina to promote and combine fare science and engine room to enhance the disaster management and prevention capacity of the Philippines.This communicate was designed to answer the need for a systematic early warning system for floods in the surface area. As we all know, the Philippines have experienced unexpected huge calamities these past few years examples of those were the Typhoon Ondoy happened last 2009 and the recent monsoon happene d two weeks ago that ca gived great restitution on the lives of our fellow countrymen, their properties and source of living which also affected thewhole countrys economy. Due to this repetitious and unavoidable condition, this project would provide a more accurate, timely and easy to access warning about approximates that would affect the country for the safety of our commonwealth in every area of the Philippines.With the use of advance technology, this project would be able to provide a six hour ahead of time warning in the communities subjected to danger against incoming floods by the use of a geo- hazard vulnerability map which will be accessed using the internet. Presently this project has only eight major(ip) components which will provide the Project NOAH quick, accurate and more reliable information about floods and disaster. These are the Hydromet Sensors Development, the Disaster Risk Exposure Assessment for Mitigation (DREAM), Flood information Network (FLOODNET), stan d Hazard Information Project (WHIP), Enhancing Geo- hazards Mapping through Light sleuthing and ranging (LIDAR), Local Development of Doppler Radar Systems (LaDDeRS), Landslide Sensors Development Project and the Coastal Hazards and drive stack Assessment and Mitigation (CHASSAM).This project was said to distribute Hydrometeorological (Hydromet) devices in different areas in the Philippines composed of 600 automated rain gauges (ARG) and 400 water direct monitoring stations (WLMS) in 18 major river basins of the Philippines namely, the Marikina River Basin, the Cagayan de Oro River Basin, Iligan River Basin, Agno River Basin, Pampanga River Basin, Bicol River Basin, Cagayan River Basin, Agusan River Basin, Panay River Basin, Magaswang Tubig River Basin, Jalaur River Basin, Ilog- Hilabangan River Basin, Agus River Basin, Davao River Basin, Mindanao River Basin, Tagum- Libuganon River Basin, Tagaloan River Basin and Buayan- Malungun River Basin in December 2013 that will provide a better picture of the countrys surface waters which will be very helpful in detecting floods. It also aims to provide three- dimensional hazard maps in the major river systems and water sheds as well as in the flood prone areas like the city of Marikina throughout the country.Building the Flood Information Network or FloodNet which will provide computer models for critical River Basins, automation of data gathering, modeling and distribution of information about flood forecasts was also said to be established as well as the 50 sites in the Philippines to added by the newly adopted landslide sensors which the cities of San Francisco, Surigao del Norte, Tago, Surigao del Sur, Tublay Bugias, Bokod in Benguet, Guihulngan, Negros Occidental, St. Bernard, Southern Leyte and Tubungan in Iloilo consecrately have now was said to be completed at the end of 2013..On the other hand, by year 2014 the government targets to use a LIDAR or Light detection and ranging and computer- assisted analy sis technology that will identify exact areas in the country prone to landslides. They also targets to complete the installation of the Coastal Hazards and Storm Surge Assessment and Mitigation technology that will generate wave surge, its refraction and coastal circulation models that would help the people understand, find solutions and prepare early in boldness of coastal erosion.Presently, it has been reported that Doppler radars which will help in sensing the dynamic parameters of our countrys sea surfaces like wave, wind field and its surface present velocity are currently installed already all throughout the country as preparation for the completion of the Project NOAH in two years of time.This project was highly supported and participated by public and private both local and international agencies and organizations in the country namely by PAG-ASA, DOST- ASTI, PHILVOLCS, DOST-STII, -UP NIGS EML Laboratory, ClimateX Project, UP NIGS VTEC Laboratory, nababaha.com, UP DEGE- TCA GP, UP- MSI, British Council, British Embassy, UK Environment Agency, Cabot Institute of Bristol University, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Potsdam, MediaQuest Holdings Inc., Manila Observatory, DRRNet, DILG, MMDA, Smart Communications Incorporated, SUN Cellular, Globe Telecommunications, Google Crisis Response, Petron, Government of Japan, DENR, DPWH and the lifesomundane.netTHE PROJECT NOAH SYSTEM1. First, go to www.noah.dost.gov.ph2. The website of Project Noah will appear like this3. Suppose that you are in Intramuros, Manila You may put your location on the Search Tab preceding(prenominal) then click enter to show the map of your location4. You may look for the Probability of Rain in the Weather Outlook Tab, the Flood Map, the acquirable weather stations, stream and rain gauges in the Weather Stations Tab on your location5. It will also inform you about the Flood hazard based on the Flood Hazard Map released by the Philippine government by clicking the Legend TabFLOOD HAZARD MAP BY DOSTFLOOD HAZARD ON NOAH.DOST.GOV.PH6. The website will also provide you basic information that makes you understand what PROJECT NOAH is about by clicking the ABOUT Tab7. It gives maltreat by step instructions on how to use the system by clicking the Help Tab in the upper right side of the websiteSince the World simple Web and the development of technology are very rampant nowadays on the present generation, having an access to the DOSTs Project NOAH would not be a problem. It would be very helpful to the people to prepare and plan ahead before a disaster would strike their areas. It would help in reducing casualties and extremum property loss due to hazardous events like what happened during the monsoon two weeks ago in many parts of the country where not only the livestock of the people were sacrificed but also the lives of our fellow men.BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp//noah.dost.gov.ph/http//www.nababaha.com/http//region4a.dost.gov.ph/index.php/pr ess-release/296-dosts-project-noah-to-strengthen-nationwide-disaster-risk-reduction-efforts.html http//ad2.ycasmd.info/custompopup.php?ref=animehere.com&aid=18 http//www.philippinecollegian.org/project-noah/http//www.gov.ph/http//www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?keywords=DOSThttp//www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/headlines-mt/28746-monsoon-flood-toll-reaches-60 http//newsinfo.inquirer.net/244837/tuesday-rains-surpass-ondoys-2009-rainfall-pagasa http//www.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage http//www.thepoc.net/thepoc-features/lintech/how-tos-and-lifehacks/16730-project-noah.html http//blogwatch.tv/2012/08/nababaha-tutorial-of-project-noah-via-twitter/ http//kamalayangkalayaan.wordpress.com/agham-o-siyensiya/project-noah-nationwide-operational-assessment-of-hazards/ http//inagist.com/gone