Natural Hazards

• Out of human control


  Natural hazards are out of human control.
• Geological Hazards


  Hazards caused by the earth.
• Meteorological Hazards


  Meteorological means involving the weather, atmosphere or climate.
• Natural Hazard


  A natural hazard is something natural that can endanger people or buildings.
• Coriolis effect


  force generated by Earths rotation.
• Climate


  the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
• Weather: the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
• Weather hazards in the UK

  • thunderstorms
  • droughts and extreme heats
  • heavy snow and extreme cold
  • prolonged rainfall
  • strong winds
• An air mass is a chunk of air with similar temperature and humidity. These can move from place to place and can change the weather.