Natural Disasters Project Work
Natural Disasters Project Work
Natural Disasters Project Work
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The definition of natural disasters is any catastrophic event that is caused by
nature or the natural processes of the earth. The So a flood on an uninhabited
island would not count as a disaster, but a flood in a populated area is called a
natural disaster.
All natural disasters cause loss in some way. Depending on the severity, lives can
be lost in any number of disasters.
Natural Types of Disasters. Hurricanes and tropical storms are among the most
powerful natural disasters because of their size and destructive potential.
Tornadoes are relatively brief but violent, potentially causing winds in excess of
200 mph. Both earthquakes and tornadoes strike suddenly without warning.
natural disaster is any event or force of nature that has catastrophic consequences
A natural disaster is an event with a natural, as opposed to human, cause that
results in large-scale loss of life or damage to property. It could be related to
weather, geology, biology or even factors outside the Earth. Examples are
earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and flooding. Disease epidemics are sometimes
considered natural disasters, but may be put into a different category. In some
cases, natural and human factors may combine to produce a disaster.
A natural disaster cannot be stopped, cannot be slowed, and cannot be diverted.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN MADE DISASTERS
DEFINITIONS
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. Landslide Wikipedia
A landslide is a disaster involving elements of the ground, including rocks, trees,
parts of houses, and anything else which may happen to be swept up. Landslides can
be caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruptions, or general instability in the
surrounding land. Mudslides or mudflows, are a special case of landslides, in which
heavy rainfall causes loose soil on steep terrain to collapse and slide downwards.
. Avalanche Wikipedia
An avalanche is a geophysical hazard involving a slide of a large snow or rock mass
down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of material is released down a slope, it
is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in winter. As avalanches move
down the slope they may entrain snow from the snowpack and grow in size. The snow
may also mix with the air and form a powder cloud. An avalanche with a powder cloud
is known as a powder snow avalanche. The powder cloud is a turbulent suspension of
snow particles that flows as a gravity current.
. Drought Wikipedia
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region suffers a severe
deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives
consistently below average rainfall. It can have a substantial impact on the
ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for
several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm
the local economy.
. Wildfire Wikipedia
Wildfires, or forest fires, are uncontrolled fires burning in wildland areas.
Common causes include lightning, human carelessness, arson, volcano eruption, and
pyroclastic cloud from active volcano. The can be a threat to those in rural areas
and also to wildlife. Wildfires can also produce ember attacks, where floating
embers set fire to buildings at a distance from the fire itself.
. Flood Wikipedia
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. It is
usually due to the volume of water within a body of water, such as a river or lake,
exceeding the total capacity of the body, and as a result some of the water flows
or sits outside of the normal perimeter of the body. It can also occur in rivers,
when the strength of the river is so high it flows right out of the river channel ,
usually at corners or meanders.
. Tsunami Wikipedia
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is
rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic
eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, large meteorite impacts
comet impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to
generate a tsunami. A tsunami is not the same thing as a tidal wave, which will
generally have a far less damaging effect than a Tsunami.
. Volcanic eruption Wikipedia
A volcanic eruption is the point in which a volcano is active and releases lava and
poisonous gasses in to the air. They range from daily small eruptions to extremely
infrequent supervolcano eruptions (where the volcano expels at least 1,000 cubic
kilometers of material.) Some eruptions form pyroclastic flows, which are high-
temperature clouds of ash and steam that can travel down mountainsides at speeds
exceeding that of an airliner.
. Tornado Wikipedia
Tornadoes are violent, rotating columns of air which can blow at speeds between 50
and 300 mph, and possibly higher. Tornadoes can occur one at a time, or can occur
in large tornado outbreaks along squall lines or in other large areas of
thunderstorm development. Waterspouts are tornadoes occurring over water in light
rain conditions.
. Earthquake Wikipedia
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth�s crust that
creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a
seismograph. The magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported on the
Richter scale, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and
magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is
measured on the modified Mercalli scale. At the Earth�s surface, earthquakes
manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground.
. Hurricane Wikipedia
Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and typhoons are different names for the same
phenomenon: a cyclonic storm system that forms over the oceans. It is caused by
evaporated water that comes off of the ocean and becomes a storm. The Coriolis
Effect causes the storms to spin, and a hurricane is declared when this spinning
mass of storms attains a wind speed greater than 74 mph. Hurricane is used for
these phenomena in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans, tropical cyclone in the
Indian, and typhoon in the western Pacific.
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floods
droughts
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Weather Events
Like drought, an increase in severe weather events has been recorded in the last
100 years by the National Climatic Data Center. While notification systems are in
place, vulnerabilities still exist for property damage and crop loss. Development
has also complicated the effects of such events. An increase in development leads
to a decrease in wetlands and an increase in impervious surfaces such as roads and
driveways. This creates a scenario for floods and flash flooding. As with drought,
scientists believe a link between global warming and climate changes exists
PREVENTIONS
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