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1. Introduction …………………………………………………… 32. Natural Hazards ………………………………………………. 33. Eruption at Nabro Volcano …………………………………. 44. Dust storm over Iraq ……………………………………….... 45. Flooding along the Missouri river ………………………… 56. Wallow fire, Arizona …………………………………………. 67. Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Chile …………....... 68. Entertainment ……………………………………………..….. 7

Introduction

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Dear readers,I wanted to say that this last quarter, the magazine deals with natural disasters and the most recent. These cause many deaths, but there are many disasters in the day, butwe only learn of the passing near us, so we want to inform other international disasters.Thank you.

NATURAL HAZARDNatural phenomena such as rain, earthquakes, hurricanes or wind, they becomedisasters when they exceed a limit of normal usually measured through a parameter.

Types of natural disasters:

Avalanche, heat, Landslide, disease, limnic eruption, volcanic Eruption, cold, hail, famine, Subsidence, hurricane, astronomical impact, forest fires, flood, Waterspout, drought, simoom, earthquake, blizzard, thunderstorm, solar storm, Sandstorm, tornado, tsunami and megatsunami.

ERUPTION AT NABRO VOLCANO

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The Nabro Volcano, along the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, emitted a thick plume of volcanic gases on June 15, 2011. The Toulousse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center and the Joint Air Force. The bright white color of the plume suggests it contains a high concentration of water vapor as well.

DUST STORM OVER IRAQA thick dust plume blew over Iraq on June 2, 2011, stopping just short of Iran and Kuwait. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image the same day.The dust forms a giant beige arc that obscures most of Iraq. At least some of the dust storm appears to originate in Syria, where sandy desert sprawls over the landscape on either side of the Euphrates River. Dust also arises east of the Syria-Iraq border.Fine sediments of river basins in Iraq make this area one of the world’s leading dust-producing regions. Rising temperatures in the summertime increase the likelihood of dust storms. High temperatures make the air near the ground unstable, increasing the chance that even a light breeze will loft dust into the air.

FLOODING ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER

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Flooding continued along the Missouri River in mid-June 2011. On June 16, the Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service of the U.S. National Weather Service reported moderate flooding in Nebraska near Blair, Omaha, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, and Brownville.The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured these images on June 15, 2011 (top), and June 17, 2010 (bottom). Both images use a combination of visible and infrared light to increase contrast between water and land. Water ranges from electric blue to navy. Land varies in color from brown to green, depending on vegetation. Clouds vary from off-white to blue-green, and cast shadows.In June 2011, the Missouri River appears to have spilled onto floodplains from north of Blair to south of Brownville. Flooding is especially apparent between Blair and Omaha, and Nebraska City and Brownville.

WALLOW FIRE, ARIZONA

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The newly burned land left in the wake of the Wallow Fire is dark red in this false-color image taken on June 15, 2011. The image, acquired by the Landsat 5 satellite, is made with infrared light. The slightly blue blur is smoke, and dots of bright orange-red on the south side of the burn are active fires. Unburned forest is green, and sparsely vegetated land is pink.By the end of the day on June 15, the Wallow Fire had burned 487,016 acres of forest in eastern Arizona and was 20 percent contained. Most of the fire activity was on the south side of the fire, away from the majority of the communities that had been evacuated. Among the places evacuated were Greer and Eager, labeled in the image. Irrigated plants (like lawns) are pale spots of green and buildings are tiny dots of blue. Most of the 32 homes destroyed in the fire were in Greer, where the fire clearly burned to the edge of the community. While the burned area encroaches on Eager in places, a buffer of green separates the community from the fire.

ERUPTION OF PUYEHUE-CORDÓN CAULLE, CHILE

After awakening on June 4, 2011, the eruption at the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex continued through at least June 6th. Located in Chile,

just west of the border with Argentina, Puyehue-Cordón Caulle emitted a plume of light-colored ash that stretched along the edge of the Andes. Hours earlier the prevailing winds had shifted, forming the prominent kink visible in the plume.

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1.- Search on world search, eight names associated with natural hazards.

E K E H O T W A V E D V X D NA K N P A D A H W E U O L G WO P A L Q K R A P Z F L F K NW W C U Y B I O T J G C E G HB H I K Q M L O U C A A H Y KZ Q R F A H R X W G M N R R CB H R N F N T P R P H O H Y CU L U P A B I R Q R Z T O F JZ S H D R W P C A D O O L F ZT C O U A E Z W O E G Y U W JU X Q Z K X P M A W I R M P FY A F V G A W H T G B B L E TE B S Y E L Y S V S M C X H QK C P G Y I L J V G I T V D HR B P Q H F G M V S V X I L H

WORDS: DROUGHT, EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD, HOTWAVE, HURRICANE, TORNADO, TSUNAMI & VOLCANO.

2.- Find your way to exit the maze.

3.- Guess the definitions and solve the crossword.

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DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

HORIZONTAL

1.-Earthquake in the water2.-Rotating column of air violently3.-Geological structure through which the magma emerges.4.-Transient abnormality in which water availability is scarce.5.-Occupation of water in areas that are normally free.

VERTICAL

8.-Storm system characterized by a closed circulation around a9.-Socio-political conflict between two or more major groups. 810.-Prolonged period of excessively hot and humid weather.

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