Natural Hazards Flashcards
(18 cards)
What are Natural hazards
A natural event that effects the social and economic of the world
Tectonic hazards
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Atmospheric hazard
Tropical storms
Hurricanes
Tornados
Biohazard
Wildfires
Hydrological hazard
Tsunami
Flooding
Storms surge
Earthquake
A sudden shaking of the ground cause by the movement of earth tectonic plates
Volcanoes
An opening in the earths crust that allows magma,ash, and gases to erupt into the surface
Hurricanes
A storm with a violent wind in a particular a tropical cyclone in the alantic ocean/eastern Pacific Ocean/carribean
When is hurricane season
June 1 to November 30
Category one hurricane
Winds 75 -95mph
Category two hurricane
Winds 96-110 mph
Category three hurricane
Winds 111-129 mph
Category four hurricane
Winds 130-156 mph
Category five hurricane
Winds 157- or higher
Short term effects
Health concerns
Loss of power
Homelessness
Long term effects
Mental health impacts
Mold exposure
Climate change
What device do people use to check hurricane wind scale
The saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale
How do hurricanes form
When warm ocean water evaporates and rises creating an area of low pressure
