ADRIENNE MASON FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2015 A FLOOD
ADRIENNE MASON FRIDAY, 4 DECEMBER, 2015
- A FLOOD IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH A USUALLY DRY AREA BECOMES COVERED IN WATER. HOW DOES A FLOOD OCCUR? - A FLOOD CAN OCCUR FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS INCLUDING HURRICANES AND OUTDATED SEWAGE SYSTEMS.
FLOODS CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE SUCH AS INJURIES, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND EVEN DEATH. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: - HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND TO AVOID WATER - DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS/ PATHWAYS - TURN OFF ALL UTILITIES AT MAIN POWER
- A WILD FIRE IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE SPREADS ACROSS WOODLAND. HOW DOES A WILD FIRE OCCUR? - A WILD FIRE OCCURS WHEN WOODED AREAS HAVE EXTENDED DRY PERIODS, IN WHICH NATURAL HEAT CAUSES A FIRE TO OCCUR.
WILD FIRES ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE AND CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: - PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SMOKE - EVACUATE QUICKLY AND SAFELY - BE AWARE OF WEATHER FORECASTS AND DRY SPELLS
- TSUNAMIS ARE ENORMOUS SEA WAVES THAT CAN REACH STAGGERING HEIGHTS OF 1, 720 FEET TALL. HOW DOES A TSUNAMI OCCUR? - A TSUNAMI OFTEN OCCURS DUE TO EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES, OR OTHER DISTURBANCES.
TSUNAMIS OFTEN RESULT IN FATALITIES AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. TO STRAY SAFE YOU MUST: - STAY ALERT FOR TSUNAMI WARNINGS - PLAN AN EVACUATION ROUTE TO HIGH GROUND - NEVER STAY NEAR SHORE
- AN EARTH QUAKE IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH THE GROUND SHAKES. HOW DOES AN EARTHQUAKE OCCUR? - AND EARTHQUAKE OCCURS WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL TECTONIC PLATES MOVE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
LARGE-SCALE EARTHQUAKES CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURIES. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: DROP DOWN AND TAKE COVER. STAY INDOORS UNTIL SHAKING STOPS. STAY AWAY FROM WIINDOWS.
- A HURRICANE IS A LARGE TROPICAL STORM THAT LASTS FOR A WEEK AND BRINGS DANGEROUS WINDS AND WATERS. HOW DOES A HURRICANE OCCUR? - A HURRICANE OCCURS OVER WARM, TROPICAL WATERS.
HURRICANES OFTEN RESULT IN INJURIES AND FATALITIES. Evacuate if necessary. Stay away from flooded areas. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY BY: If your home isn’t on higher ground, got to a shelter. Listen to weather forecasts and warnings. Always stay indoors. Leave mobile homes and go to a shelter.
Tornadoes are funnel shaped clouds of violent Winds. Tornadoes kill an average of 60 people each year. Tornadoes occur mostly from thunderstorms due to A differentiation in air pressures.
TORNADOES OFTEN RESULT IN INJURY AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Listen to weather warnings. Go to a windowless interior room. Evacuate if necessary. Plan an evacuation route. Use your arms to protect your hands and neck.
Flood Abundance of water in typically dry area. - Stay safe by heading to higher ground and/or evacuating. Wild Fire - Fast moving and dangerous fire in dry areas. - Stay safe by evacuating and watching weather forecasts. Tsunami - Large wave caused by earthquake or other disturbance. - Evacuate and listen for warnings. Earthquakes - Storms that involve severe shaking. - Evacuate and avoid windows. Hurricanes Tornadoes - Tropical storm involving water and winds. - Evacuate if necessary and stay indoors. - Rotating wind storms caused by thunderstorms. - Stay in a windowless room with no glass.
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