Transcript Extreme Weather & Other Natural DisastersCreate a table that looks

1. Grade Pollution sheet homework
2. Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters notes
3. Extreme Weather Internet research &
emergency plan activity.
 Create a table that has 6 rows and 2 columns .
 Title them as seen below but leave enough room for a
definition and drawing
Volcanos: leave space to
draw a picture and define
the term
Leave space for 3-5
sentences

Earthquakes: leave space to
draw a picture and define
the term
Leave space for 3-5
sentences
Tsunamis: leave space to
draw a picture and define
the term
Leave space for 3-5
sentences
Tornados: leave space to
draw a picture and define
the term
Leave space for 3-5
sentences
Extreme Weather: write the both columns.
sentences for this box across
How do we respond: divide Geographic Info Systems
into two columns
(GIS)
Volcanos
Natural
Disasters
79 AD- Mt. Vesuvius erupted- thousands died in
Pompeii, Italy
1873- Krakatoa erupted- on island blowing island apart.
2010- Iceland Volcano erupted- halted air travel in
Europe for several days.
Earthquakes & Fires
 1906- San Francisco
earthquake & fire
 Killed 3,000 people.
Tsunami
2004- Indonesian Tsunamimore than 200,000 people
killed by 100 ft waves
Tornados
2011- Joplin Missouri
Tornado- highest category of
tornado winds exceeding 225
mph. $2.2 billion in damages.
Extreme Weather
Floods, droughts, hot &
cold waves, El Nino & La
Nina
 Less rainfall =
desertification ex. Spreading
Sahara
 Increased temperatures=
more severe hurricanes.
 El Nino & La Nina affect
global weather conditions
How do we respond to
these problems:
Satellite &
Predict themPrepare for
themTry & Reduce
effects-
Meteorology
technology.
Build better
buildings
Less Damage &
more warnings
Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)

 Satellite & Land based resources store global
data
 Quickly obtain info to handle disasters &
hazards worldwide. (saves lives if enough time
to issue warnings).