Natural Hazards and Safety Measures

Owen and Laura discuss the recent earthquake and explore various natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcano eruptions. They emphasize the importance of safety measures and monitoring systems to mitigate these hazards. The conversation highlights the need for continuous improvement in safety solutions and encourages future innovations.

What is a natural hazard?

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A man-made disaster

• A fictional event

• A natural process that can cause harm

Which of the following is NOT a natural process that causes hazards?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Floods

• Volcano eruptions

What can be a consequence of a volcano eruption?

• Decrease in temperature

• Increase in rainfall

• Release of ash and poisonous gases

• Formation of new mountains

What is one way to protect people from the dangers of a volcano eruption?

• Building houses closer to the volcano

• Ignoring evacuation warnings

• Constructing observatories to monitor activity

• Planting more trees around the volcano

How can people deal with ash and poisonous gases from a volcano?

• By staying indoors

• By wearing masks

• By using air purifiers

• By using fans

What is a method to redirect lava flow away from homes?

• Covering the lava with sand

• Building walls around the volcano

• Using water to cool the lava

• Creating channels for the lava

Why is it important to continuously improve solutions for natural hazards?

• To make them more expensive

• To ensure they are effective and safe

• To make them more complex

• To reduce their visibility

What is the main goal when dealing with natural hazards?

• To eliminate all natural processes

• To minimize harm and damage

• To increase the frequency of hazards

• To ignore them

What is encouraged for future generations regarding natural hazards?

• To rely on current solutions only

• To focus on other scientific fields

• To explore and innovate better solutions

• To avoid learning about them

What is a potential future role for students like Owen in the context of natural hazards?

• To become a victim of natural hazards

• To document natural hazards

• To develop new safety measures

• To ignore natural hazards