Natural Hazards

1. Impacts

1.1. Death. Loss.

1.2. Environmental damage.

2. Prevention

2.1. You can't prevent natural hazards as they are part of nature

3. Protection

3.1. Walls

3.2. Sturdy buildings

3.3. Safety Precautions

3.4. Storm Cells

4. Known case studies

4.1. Typhoon Haiyan

4.2. Hurricane Sandy

4.3. Hurricane Katrina

4.4. Hurricane Sandy

5. Definition

5.1. Natural events that can be dangerous to the environment or to people, cities and buildings. If anything is harmed it becomes a natural disaster.

6. Location

6.1. Hurricanes strike North America

6.2. Typhoons strike East Asia

6.3. Tornadoes occur on Tornado Alley

6.4. Despite this they can occur anywhere anytime if the conditions are right.

6.5. Earthquakes occur near the fault line in the tectonic plates

6.6. Volcanoes are located close to tectonic plate boundaries.

7. Causes

7.1. Tropical cyclons

7.1.1. High sea temperatures

7.2. Earthquakes

7.2.1. Shifting tectonic plates

7.3. landslides

7.3.1. soil errosion

7.4. tornadoes

7.4.1. Something to do with supercells and culonimbus clouds.