Challenges of natural hazards

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    • evidence of climate change
      shrinking glaciers and melting ice
      rising sea levels
      seasonal changes - birds nesting earlier
    • 3 main natural causes of climate change
      orbital changes, solar activity, volcanic activity
    • milank
      periodic changes in Earth's rotation and orbit around the sun
    • solar activity
      varies with the number of sunspots and high energy flares
    • volcanic activity
      produces ash and sulphuric acid droplets which reduce temperature
    • natural greenhouse effect

      The absorption of thermal energy by the atmosphere
    • human impact on greenhouse effect
      burning fossil fuels
      ch4 due to livestock
      deforestation
      co2 from transportation
    • ways for climate change to be managed
      alternative energy sources
      carbon capture
      planting trees
      international agreements
    • how to adapt to climate change
      new irrigation systems
      plant trees to protect seedlings
      change crops and livestock to suit conditions
      houses on stilts
      construct sea walls
    • Social impacts Nepal

      9000 died
      7000 schools destroyed
    • Economic impacts
      $5 billion cost of the earthquake
    • envrionmental impacts Nepal

      Harvests lost -lost of income and food
    • Immediate responses
      $1 billion in aid
      100 search and rescues responders
    • Long term responses
      Stricter building codes
      Thousands of homeless people rehomed and damaged repaired
    • Social effects
      2 people dies
      Schools reained closed
    • Environmental effects
      Triggered 100 landslides
    • Economic effects
      $5.8 billion in damages
    • Immediate responses
      Military helicopters and navy ships sent to evacuate stranded tourists and locals
      Power restored in most locations in 24 hours
    • Long term response
      New York area main which moves with the earthquakes which is expensive but beneficial and will help for future earthquakes
    • composite volcano properties
      narrow base
      eruptions not frequent but violent
      steep slopes
    • shield volcanoes properties
      wide base
      gentle slope
      eruptions frequent but non violent
    • Constructive plate boundary
      Plates that move away from each other and sheild volcano is formed
    • Destructive plate boundary
      Where an oceanic plate is subducting under a continental plate.
    • Conservative plate boundary
      where two tectonic plates slide past each other
    • Collision plate boundary

      a tectonic margin at which two continental plates come together
    • inner core
      A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
    • outer core

      A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
    • Mantle
      semi molten rock
    • crust
      The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
      oceanic-thinner or continental-thicker
    • Geological natural hazards
      Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, avalanches, tsunamis,
    • atmospheric natural hazards
      Droughts, tornadoes, heatwaves, blizzards,snow storms, thunder storms, tropical storms,
    • hydrological natural hazards
      driven by bodies of water - mainly oceans
      floods, tsunamis, storm surges
    • biological natural hazards
      bush fire
    • natural disaster
      A natural hazard that has already happened
    • natural hazard
      Any natural process that is a potential threat to human life and property
    • tropical rainforest climate
      Solar radiation is most concentrated at the equator and the high temperatures causes the air to cool which causes condensing quickly which lead to high rainfall
    • Deserts climate
      Solar radiation is concentrated at 30° north and south
      Sinking air due to high pressure which leads to low rainfall
    • Poles climate
      Solar radiation is weak, Therefore, low temperatures and high pressure which lead to low rainfall
    • what are tropical storms
      are huge storms called hrricanes,cyclones and typhoons in different parts of the world
    • How are tropical storms formed?
      When the ocean surface waters reaches at least 27°C due to solar heating, the warm air above the water rises quickly, causing an area of very low pressure. As the air rises quickly more warm moist air is drawn upwards from above the ocean creating strong winds.