Climatic Hazards Key Terms 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: Hannah TurnerCreated on: 22-04-13 17:03 Tropical Storm Low pressure storm with winds faster than 74mph 1 of 12 Coriolis effect The spin of the earth drags wind to the right in the Northern Hemisphere 2 of 12 Trade Winds Very contsant winds blowing east to west along the equator 3 of 12 Hazard An event that causes harm to people or surroundings 4 of 12 Risk The probability of an event happening 5 of 12 Storm Surge A hill of water created by low air pressure which travels to land under a tropical storm 6 of 12 Air pressure The weight of air at the ground surface 7 of 12 Dirty wind Wind along with any debris that's been picked up 8 of 12 Levee/embankments A ridge you build on either side of a river to hold more water 9 of 12 Saffir - Simpson scale The scale on which we measure tropical storms 10 of 12 El Nino The change in the ocean current between south America and Australia 11 of 12 Irrigation Artificially watering farm land 12 of 12
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