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Natural Disastersimage (Drought (A long period of little or no rainfall,…
Natural Disasters
Volcanoes
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A volcano is space in the Earth's surface out of hot melted rock, called magma.
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Earthquakes
when an earthquake hits a place, people can be buried in fallen rubble, or they may die, trapped underneath the remains of fallen buildings
Seismic waves
When a fault sticks, underground forces building up until rocks breaks at the " focus"
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A set of vibrations in Earth's crust, caused by movements at a fault in or between the tectonic plates.
Tsunamis
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Fast-moving ocean waves, form by tectonic movements or by something affecting the water's surface.
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Infectious diseases
Viruses
Protein coat locks on to host cell, allowing it to invaded
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Hurricanes
Huge rotating storms develop in late summer, above the tropical seas along te equator
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Drought
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Many people, animals and crops will starve and die.
IN the worst drought, people ahd to go to refugge camps and get food and aid supplies there.
In the !930's, farmers ruined their soil by intensive farmingin the US Great Plains. When the drought came the soil turn into dust and blew away. This leads to crops failing and famine followed. Half a million people abandoned their farms.
Flood
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In India, they celebrate monsoon season. It starts with a thunder storm and week-long rainfall. It does bring floods but it ends with hot, humid season and gives water for the plants and crops.
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