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Understanding Natural Disasters

This document discusses natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and how to be prepared. It notes that hurricanes can have wind speeds over 160 mph and unleash trillions of gallons of rain daily. Earthquakes are caused by shifting underground rock and almost 80% occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire, with the largest US and world quakes being in Alaska in 1964 and Chile in 1960, respectively. The document stresses being prepared before, during, and after natural disasters by taking different safety measures indoors and outdoors.

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Understanding Natural Disasters

This document discusses natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and how to be prepared. It notes that hurricanes can have wind speeds over 160 mph and unleash trillions of gallons of rain daily. Earthquakes are caused by shifting underground rock and almost 80% occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire, with the largest US and world quakes being in Alaska in 1964 and Chile in 1960, respectively. The document stresses being prepared before, during, and after natural disasters by taking different safety measures indoors and outdoors.

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PRESENTATION

PROJECT I08
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES – NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL DISASTER

A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting


from natural processes of the Earth; examples include
floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.
HURRICANE
Hurricanes are giant, spiraling
tropical storms that can pick wind
speeds of over 160 (257 kilometers)
an hour and unleash more than 2.4
trillion gallons (9 trillion liters) of rain
a day.
EARTHQUAKE
An earthquake is the sudden, rapid shaking
of the earth, caused by the breaking and
shifting of underground rock. Earthquakes
can cause buildings to collapse and cause
heavy items to fall, resulting in injuries and
property damage.
Almost 80% of all the planet's earthquakes
occur along the rim of the Pacific Ocean,
called the "Ring of Fire"; a region that
encircles the Pacific Ocean and is home to
452 volcanoes (over 75% of the world's
active and dormant volcanoes).
The largest recorded earthquake in the
United States was a magnitude 9.2 that
struck Prince William Sound, Alaska on
March 28, 1964.
The largest recorded earthquake in the
world was a magnitude 9.5 in Chile on May
22, 1960.
Be prepared
Before
Be prepared

During
Indoors
Outdoors
Be prepared

After

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