NATURL DISASTERS

IN THE CARIBBEAN AND AROUND THE WORLD

 WHAT IS A NATURAL
DISASTER?
• A Natural Disaster is an event with a natural 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.

• Disease epidemics are sometimes considered

natural disasters but may be put into a different
category
 EXAMPLES OF NATURAL
DISASTERS
• Earthquakes
• Flooding
• Drought
• Hurricanes
• Volcanoes
• Forest fires
 EFFECT OF NATURAL
DISASTERS
• These natural disasters usually have severe effects and
cause significant damage to home, property, buildings
and almost everything in and around their path. They
cause the loss of lives of both animals and humans,
destroying trees and so forth. These pictures illustrates
the damages that were caused as a result of the
natural disasters
 EARTHQUAKES
• Earthquakes- is the movement of the tectonic plates
of the earths crust causing the earth to shake or
vibrate. Earthquakes can often be very catastrophic
as displayed below.
 FLOODING
Flooding- is where rain falls, snow melts or sea
levels rise and cover the land with water. Flooding
often leads to very unnecessary expenses and
transport deadly diseases.
 DROUGHT
• Drought- is a condition where by there is extreme
long periods of one type of weather example sun.
droughts can be very detrimental if they are for long
periods.
 HURRICANE
• Hurricane- is a disaster that involves high wish
speeds over large area that cause mass destruction.
Hurricanes result in the damage of many homes
rendering families homeless.
 VOLCANO
• Volcano- a volcano is a open mountain that emits
lava or magma which consists of molten rock from
below the surface. Volcanoes when erupting often
lead people to make emergency evacuations from
their homes and molten rock is very high
temperature.
 FOREST FIRE
• Forest fire- commonly know as wild fire is a
naturally ignited fire due to extreme heat that burn
and damages rapidly burning trees, homes etc.
 INSTITUTIONS THAT ASSIST
WITH NATURAL DISASTERS
• The Nazarene Disaster Response
• REACT International
• The Anada Marga Universal Relief
• UNICEF
• OXFAM
• City Team International Disaster Response
• ADRA etc.
 TABLE WITH NATURAL DISASTERS
AND THEIR OCCURANCE
Countries Year Natural Disasters
Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Indonesia 2012 Volcano

Brazil 2011 Flooding

United states of America 2016 Drought

Barbados 2015 Hurricane

Chile 2017 Forest fire

 GRAPH DEPICTING NATURAL
DISASTERS AND THEIR OCCURANCE
NATURAL DISASTERS AROUND THE WORLD

2020
2018
2016
Year

2014
2012
2010
2008
Haiti Indonesia Brazil United States of Barbados Chile
America
Countries

Earthquake Volcano Flooding Drought Hurricane Forest Fire

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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DONE BY YOVENDRA SINGH