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When You Enter…. Please SILENTLY work on the DO NOW. Natural Disaster. A major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth Can cause loss of life or property damage, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake. Disease. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the EarthCan cause loss of life or property damage, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake.
Natural Disaster
An illness or disorder that affects a particular species
Disease
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Epidemic
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Refugee
Definitions: A violently rotating column of air that is touching the ground and the clouds above it
Tornadoes
Examples•Happen all over the world•Very common in the Midwest and Plains States•In Early March 2012, 11 people were killed in Indiana because of tornadoes
Definition: A rotating storm with violent winds that usually starts in the CaribbeanExamples: Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Irene Hurricane
Katrina
Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina
Definition: A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust
Earthquakes
Examples:•The New Madrid Fault Line•San Andreas Fault Line•Sumatra 2004
Definition: A large sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbanceExamples: Sumatra 2004Japan 2011
Tsunamis
Definition: An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land
Floods
Examples: •2011 in Indiana and Ohio•Occurs everywhere on a regular basis•Often happens with hurricanes
Definition: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic materialExamples: Pompeii, 79 ADKamchatka Volcanic Eruption 2012 (Russia)Eyjafjallajökull 2011 (Iceland)
Volcanic Eruptions
Definition: The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff; the sliding down of a mass of snow and ice from a mountain or cliff
Landslides/Avalanches
Examples: •Tibet (last week)•Can happen anywhere with hills, mountains, or cliffs
Definition: A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly through forested areas
Examples: Colorado 2012Common on forested areas
Wildfires
Definition: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Epidemics
•Examples: •H1N1 (Swine Flu)•SARS•HIV/AIDS•Malaria•Tuberculosis•The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)- 1300s