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2. What are Hydrometeorological Hazards?

  • Oceanic hazards
  • Human enduced hazards
  • Atmospheric or Oceanic hazards
  • Atmospheric hazards

3. Which areas of the Philipppenes are more at risk of flooding?

  • Lowland areas
  • Highland areas
  • Coastal areas

4. Why does California suffer from droughts?

  • All listed
  • High air pressure
  • La Nina causes cooler surface water so less evaporation can take place
  • Dry, sinking air causes no rain

5. How does a Tropical Cyclone form?

  • Rain from the tropics condenses and collects over land, moving to the sea
  • Warm, moist air rises and condenses when the sea temperature is 26 degrees C or higher
  • Cool, dry air collides with warm moist air in the atmosphere

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