NATURAL DISASTERS

NATURAL DISASTERS

By Ciara Paddayuman

ACTIVITY (Google Classwork)

​Using the internet, search for a news about a particular natural disaster and its effect to the place where it happened.

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A natural disaster is any event by the earth that causes massive damage or loss of life. Usually are once in a while incidents​

NATURAL DIASTERS​

EXAMPLES OF A NATURAL DISASTER

• Earthquakes

• ​Floods

• Hurricanes

• Tornados

• Tsunamis

• Wild Fires​

​EARTHQUAKES

An earthquake is formed when enough stress build in a vault and the stress releases causing an earthquake.​

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​Valdivia Earthquake​

Magnitude: 9.5

Date: ​May 22, 1960

Location: ​Bio-Bio, Chile

Impact: ​

​Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFLLtVPzwGA

FLOODS

A flood is generally a temporary condition. A flood occurs anytime two acres of usually dry land is covered in water. Floods can result from hurricanes, heavy rains, or levee and dam failures. ​

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods​

Date: ​April 11-13, 2022

Location: ​South Africa

Impact: ​

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​​​On 11-13 April, severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rainfall affected southern and south-eastern South Africa, particularly the Provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. According to national authorities, 443 people died in KwaZulu-Natal and over 40,000 are missing. More than 40,000 people have been displaced, while nearly 4,000 houses were destroyed and more than 8,000 others were damaged, mostly across Durban City and its surrounding areas. A National State of Disaster has been declared in response to the floods and landslides, and rescue teams have been deployed to the affected areas to provide humanitarian assistance to those most affected. The International Disaster Charter 755 was activated for South Africa. On 19-20 April, moderate rainfall is forecast over north-eastern South Africa, while no heavy rainfall is expected over the already affected Provinces.

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDciB9sNlfg

HURRICANES

Hurricanes usually form over warm water. They usually last for weeks, the winds created can have the power to knock over buildings. When they hit land heavy rain and strong winds come. They usually dies down after hitting land.

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​Typhoon Yolanda​

​Year Formed: 2013

Type: Category 5 Super Typhoon

Highest Wind Speed: 195 mph

Diameter: 800 km

​While Yolanda, also known as Typhoon Haiyan, is the smallest on this list, it is one of the strongest storms ever. It is by far the deadliest storm to hit the Philippines, accounting for over 6,000 fatalities and two billion USD in damage in that country. Yolanda also caused great damage in several other nations in the region as well as South China and Vietnam in Southeast Asia.

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTbhAp7kpPU

TORNADOS

A tornado is giant funnel of wind with speeds that can be around​ 300 mph. They are created when hot air meets cold air.

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​El Reno Tornado​

​Year Formed: May 2013

Speed: 302 mph (486 kph)

Diameter: 2.6 miles (4.2 km)

The tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma, was as wide as Manhattan, spun off subvortices as fast as NASCAR drivers circle a track, and had some of the strongest winds ever measured. It took the lives of three highly experienced storm chasers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7X3fyId2U0​

TSUNAMIS

A tsunami is a series of giant waves capable of flooding areas and destroying buildings, usually caused by earthquakes. ​

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​The Great Tohoku Earthquake​

​Year Formed: March 11, 2011

Place: Northeastern Japan​

Speed: 302 mph (486 kph)

Diameter: 2.6 miles (4.2 km)

The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The disaster began when a magnitude-9 earthquake shook the region in the early afternoon, unleashing a savage tsunami.

The effects of the great earthquake, which was the strongest in Japan's recorded history, were felt around the world, from Norway's fjords to Antarctica's ice sheet. Tsunami debris has continued to wash up on North American beaches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWzdgBNfhQU​

WILDFIRES

Wild fires are large fires that burn many acres at a time. Can be caused by heat or human carelessness.

Earth Science

Natural Disaster

Earthquake

​Australia's Worst Wildfire​

​Year Formed: June 2019 - May 2020

Place: Australia

Cost: over $103 billion (2020 AUD)​

Diameter: 2.6 miles (4.2 km)

Burned Area: Approximately 24,300,000 hectares

Deaths: 34 direct; 445 indirect (smoke inhalation)​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaxc2RuRnCQ​