Natural Hazards

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Natural Hazards

Natural Hazards...

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What is a natural hazard?

  • A naturally occouring event, which has a huge social impact. 
  • When people are impacted, it becomes a hazard! 
  • Natural Hazards include: 
  • Tornadoes
  • Land slide
  • Flooding
  • Typhoon
  • Tsunami
  • Earthquake
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Factors affecting hazard risk...

Education - Do people know the risk or what to do?

Urbanisation - Over 50% of the worlds population live in cities.

Wealth - Property protection?

Poverty - Forces people to live in risky areas

Development - How many properties in danger

Building on flood plains - Easier to build...

Climate change - More intense storms.

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2016 Natural Hazards...

Flood - June, Germany/ France, 5 died, water reached several meters above sea level. 

Tropical storm - September, Leeward islands (Atlantic), winds of 45mph. 

Earthquake - August, Italy, 260 died, 3 Brits, 6.2 magnitude

Heatwave - July, U.S, temperatures of 110 degrees farenheit

Flash Flood - September - Arizona, Cars stranded

Wildfires - September, Spain, 200 firefighters on scene. 

Landslide - March, Sao pualo Brazil, 21+ deaths

Typhoon - July, Phillipines, 125mph winds, $1.52 billion repair costs. 

Tornado - February, Lousiana, 117 injuries.

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