What is a disaster? Disaster‚ in this article‚ a sudden‚ accidental event that causes many deaths and injuries. Most disasters also result in significant property damage. Common natural causes of disasters include earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes and typhoons‚ and tornadoes. Tsunamis (popularly‚ but incorrectly‚ known as tidal waves)‚ volcanic eruptions‚ wildfires‚ and landslides and avalanches rank among the other natural forces that sometimes create disasters. Man made Not all disasters are
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WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[2] In 2012‚ there were 905 natural disasters worldwide‚ 93% of which were
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Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection effect -Hot/humid air + water -most dissipate in ocean - DAMAGE $$$ - Winds up to 250 mph + high/strong/fast/destructive waves CYCLONE: tropical storm‚ in Australia‚ Philippines‚ and south west pacific TYPHOON: tropical storm‚ in west pacific (E. Asia) HURRICANES: tropical storm
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Notes Hurricanes What are Tropical Storms: * Large rotating storms around a centre of very low pressure. * May be 800km across and 12km high * Wind speeds may reach 180km per hour. * High intensity‚ high volume rainfall (up to 500mm in 24hr) There are also known as: * Hurricanes (North Atlantic) * Cyclones (Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal) * Typhoons (Western Pacific) * Willy Willies (unique to Australia! Although often still called cyclones e.g. Cyclone
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storm system characterized by a low-pressure center‚ strong winds‚ and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Tropical cyclones are typically between 100 and 4‚000 km (62 and 2‚485 mi) in diameter. A cyclone is turned into a hurricane when the wind speed reaches 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph). PAR Philippine Area of responsibility.This area is bound by an imaginary line drawn along the following coordinates:25°N 120°E‚ 25°N 135°E‚ 5°N 135°E‚ 5°N 115°E‚ 15°N 115°E‚ 21°N 120°E
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Introduction to Geography Research paper week 7 I learned more than I anticipated while studying the Introduction to Geography. There are Four Geographic Traditions; Earth Science Tradition‚ Culture-Environment Tradition‚ Location Tradition and Area Analysis Tradition. The Earth Science Tradition covers physical geography such as landforms‚ natural resources‚ weather and climate. I found the text on natural resources to be very helpful‚ informative and important for our current economy. The Culture-Environment
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adding in volcanoes‚ because that is what he defines as beautiful! Unfortunately for him‚ that is not what Flora wants. Then he adds droughts in the area we now know as california. He starts blizzards in the soon to be antartica‚ he causes typical cyclones and tornadoes. He puts in earthquakes‚ and instigates Hurricane Katrina in the south of the united
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Angeles‚ huge hail pounds Tokyo‚ and colossal tsunamis and blizzards whip New York. Tornado- A mobile‚ destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. Hail- Pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. Tsunami- A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake‚ submarine landslide‚ or other disturbance. Blizzards- A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
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Super Storm Hurricane Sandy Widespread loss of electric power and subway shutdowns the associated press reports that more than 13‚500 flights were canceled and in New York three major airports were shut down. Super storm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history‚ according to Eqecat. That ranks it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat stated that the damage from the storm would likely be far worse than it previously predicted. The storm also brought a huge economic loss by flooding
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of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. List of natural calamities 1) Earthquakes 2) Volcanic eruptions 3) Hydrological disasters a. Floods b. Limbic eruptions c. Tsunami 4) Meteorological disasters a. Blizzards b. Cyclonic storms c. Tropical cyclones d. Extra tropical cyclones e. Droughts f. Hailstorms g. Heat waves 5) Tornadoes 6) Wildfires 7) Health disasters a. Epidemics 8) Space disasters a. Impact events b. Solar flare Natural calamities in Bangladesh
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