Natural Disasters

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 Floods- Elisa
There are a few places on Earth
where flooding is not a concern.
Any area where rain falls is
vulnerable to floods, though rain is
not the only cause. A flood occurs
when water comes over land that's
normally dry, which can happen in
many ways.Extreme rain, a broken
dam or levee, rapid melting of snow
or ice, or even an beaver dam placed
in a bad position can overwhelm a
river, spreading over the land
nearest
.Most floods take hours or even days to
develop, giving people living there
time to prepare or evacuate. Others
generate quickly and with little
warning. So-called
flash floods can be extremely dangerou
s
, instantly turning a babbling brook
into rushing rapids that sweep
everything in their path downstream.
Climate change is increasing the risk of
floods worldwide.
References: Kiddle Encyclopedia. National
 Famous China Flood - Elisa
1931 China floods or the 1931 Yellow
River Flood that happened in China is
the most deadliest natural disaster by
death toll. The 1931 floods were a series
of floods that occured in China in the
year 1931.About 145,000-3.7 million
people were said to be dead in this series
of floods.In 1928-30 China faced a severe
drought. Due to some unusual weather
conditions heavy snow storms and heavy
rainfall occurred in central China. The
water levels increased in the rivers. The
rain was heavier in the months of July
and August in 1931.
China faced nine cyclones in the month
of July 1931 alone. The death resulted
as per the Chinese sources indicate
145,000 died due to overflow of
Yangtze River.Millions died of
drowning while some died due to
starvation ,from waterborne diseases
such as cholera and typhus.The high-
water mark was reached on 19 August at
Hankou town in Wuhan, with the water
level exceeding 53 ft (16 m) above
normal.
 Avalanche-Kaitlyn

Large avalanches Wintertime, particularly from

can carry stones, December to April, is when most
boulders and trees avalanches tend to happen.
with them. They However, avalanche fatalities
may bury people have been recorded for every
under them. If the month of the year.On 18 April
people are not found 2014, an avalanche on
rapidly enough by Mount Everest killed 16 people
rescue teams they and injured 9 people.The
will die of avalanche was caused by a
suffocation (not serac (which fell from the slopes
 Kobe tsunami and earthquake
A magnitude 0.9 earthquake
struck off Japan’s northeastern
coast, near the Tohoku it in
2011.Tsunami waves smashed
the coast, causing massive
damage and flooding.The
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Plant cooling system was
damage, raising fears of a
meltdown.Aftershocks
continued, many exceeding
magnitude 0.7 .
The earthquake occured at a
relatively shallow depth at 20
miles below the surface of the
pacific Ocean. … Japan worst
previous earthquake was of 8.3
magnitude and killed 143,ooo
people in Kanto in 1923.A
magnitude 7.2 quake in Kobe
Killed 6,400 people in 1995.
By ALICE
 Tornado-Grace
Tornados are very strong and very
destructive. Tornadoes last for
minutes which hurricanes last for
days. Tornados can knock down
buildings ,trees and houses. In 1954
The Beecher Tornado killed 116
people injured 844 when i struck
Flint , Minch on June 8, 1953. The
F5 tornado with winds between 261
and 318 mph traveled 27 miles and
was one of eight tornadoes that
occurred that night in Michigan.
The things that make tornadoes so
deadly is the strength of the wind
within the funnel. It is the swirling
wind that makes a tornado so
powerful. The weather you would
see if a tornado was coming,
would be torrential rain, with
thunder and lightning. Below is a
weather map, tracking an active
tornado.
BY GRACE :)
Earthquakes by Emma
Earthquakes are sudden violent shakes in the
ground some may be not big but others can be
extremely destructive. Earthquakes are caused
by the earth's crust colliding and that causes a
shake in the ground. The world's biggest
earthquake was documented on the 22nd of
may 1960 in Valdivia, in southern Chile. Most
earthquakes occur along the edge of the
Oceanic and continental plates.
 Australian Bushfires
Australian Bushfires
The Australian Bushfires It was put out by rain and firemen
started in September 2019. on the 10th of February and lasted
Terrible fires broke out in 79 days.in total it burned 471,971
forests in the Southeast cost in acres.
states New South Wales and
Victoria.The bushfires caused
severe damage to trees
houses and wildlife.28 people
died and in New South Wales
alone 3000 homes were
destroyed or damaged.A
devastating estimated 1 billion
animals died.
By Lorcan:)