Geography - Natural Hazards - Case Studies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: finch97Created on: 01-05-14 16:36 Tropical Storms - LEDC Cyclone Nargis - Burma 2008. 200,000 people died/unaccounted for. 1 of 8 Tropical Storms - MEDC Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans, USA 2005. 80% underwater, 9,000 injured, 2,000 died. 2 of 8 Earthquakes - MEDC Japan 2010. 7.4 magnitude, No casulties 3 of 8 Earthquakes - LEDC Haiti 2010. 7.0 magnitude. People slept in the street. 4 of 8 Volcanoes - MEDC Iceland 2010. (Constructive) Ash plume over large area, 95,000 flights disrupted. 5 of 8 Volcanoes - LEDC Montserrat 2008. Pyroclastic flows down majority of mountain, reached Plymouth (capital) 6 of 8 Wildfires - Occurence Black Saturday Bushfires. Australia 2009. 4,500Km2, 173 Died, 400 Individual fires 7 of 8 Wildfires - Prevention Smokey Bear. California. Mascot to attract attention, numerous signs, warns people of dangers and of what not to do. 8 of 8
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