Natural DisastersPenna & Rivers

By: Tina Joseph

Lisbon, Portugal

G. Hartwig, Volcanoes and Earthquakes (1887)

Lituya Bay, Alaska

Lituya Bay, Alaska

Tōhoku, Japan

Tōhoku, Japan

Tsunamis

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/noaa-animation-shows-how-a-tsunami-happens/

Floods

• Central China (1931)• Dutch (1953)• Bangladesh (1997-1998)

Rebuild:• Control river flow• Centralization/coordination• Establish organizations

Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

• Florida Keys Hurricane (1935)• Bhola Cyclone (1970)• Super-typhoon Nina (1975)

Rebuild:• Upgrade sea walls• Early warning system• Build dams/resevoirs

Questions?

Works CitedNOAA Tsunami Team. "NOAA Tsunami - NOAA's Role in Tsunami Warnings, Observations and Research: Who Does What." NOAA Tsunami - NOAA's Role in Tsunami Warnings, Observations and Research: Who Does What. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.Penna, Anthony N., and Jennifer S. Rivers. Natural Disasters in a Global Environment. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 71-98, 136-156, 225-250. Print.

Image Sources• http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02162/20110311-tsunami-

w_2162733k.jpg• https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/icons/warning-signs/512/tsunami_warning-5

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• http://thepowerofthesea.com/images/730__Chap8Fig1-Lisbon1755Tsunami.jpg

• http://w-kawara.jp/uploads/2013/12/tsunami-1024x706.png• https://itsadisaster.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/japan-tsunami9.jpg• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/

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