Extreme Weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdMliEZejJ0

Introduction Video to Today’s Lesson

EXTREME WEATHER

Hurricane

Cause Storms that form

over warm tropical waters.

Immediate effect

People get hurt and killed. Destroys houses

HUMAN RESPONSE•Board windows•Take shelter in a basement

Tornadoes

Cause Caused by strong

thunderstorms.

Immediate effect

Houses get destroyed Humans are put in

danger

HUMAN RESPONSE

•Board up houses •Finding shelter away from windows and glass

Tsunami

Cause A huge tidal wave

in the ocean caused by an earthquake

Immediate effect

Large destruction of property and loss of life

HUMAN RESPONSE• Evacuation from area

with expected tsumani• Mass rebuilding of

infrastructure

Flood

Cause When water

spreads on land When a large

amount of rainfall overflows

Immediate effect

Destroys houses

HUMAN RESPONSE•Evacuate •Build houses on stilts

Blizzards

Cause Heavy snowstorms

with winds more than 35 miles per hour

Immediate effect

Fills street with snow and causes bad traffic

•Clean out driveways•Appropriate Clothing•Stock up on food

HUMAN RESPONSE

Droughts

Cause No rainfall

Immediate effect

Crop Failures Low levels of water in

storage facilities Harsh climates

•Drink lots of water •Water Restrictions

HUMAN RESPONSE

Earthquakes

Cause When two

transform boundaries create a fault

Immediate effect

Breaks up infrastructure (roads, highways, buildings)

•Hide under your desk (school purposes(

HUMAN RESPONSE

El Nino/La Nina

Cause El Nino-Warming

of the waters off the west coast of south America

La Nina- cool waters

Immediate effect

Changing the ocean temp.

Can cause extreme weather like floods and droughts

Global Warming

Cause The air

temperature increasing

Immediate effect

Greenhouse effect

•“Going Green”•Becoming environmentally friendly

Global Warming Video

MATCH THE TYPE OF DAMAGE WITH THE EXTREME WEATHER THAT CAUSED IT…