Natural hazards

• Adaptation


  Responding to climate change by coming up with ways to live and cope with the effects
• Atmospheric circulation


  The general movements of air around the Earth due to pressure and temperature
• Atmospheric hazard


  Hazards caused by the weather and processes in the atmosphere
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)


  The process of capturing carbon dioxide that would normally be emitted into the atmosphere and storing it underground in reservoirs
• Climate change

  A distinct change in global or regional patterns of climate, such as changes in temperature or precipitation patterns
• Conservative plate margin


  A plate margin where two plates are moving alongside each other
• Constructive plate margin


  A plate margin where two plates are moving away from each other
• Continental crust


  The thicker, less dense crust that makes up the continents
• Convection current

  The movement of a fluid caused by a difference in temperature or density
• Coriolis Effect


  The effect of the Earth's rotation on wind movements
• Cyclone

  A tropical storm that hits Oceania or Madagascar
• Destructive plate margin


  A plate margin where two plates are moving towards each other
• Eccentricity

  The changing of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun from a circular shape to an ellipse
• Eye


  An area of a tropical storm with extremely low pressure and calm conditions
• Eyewall


  An area of a tropical storm with the most intense, powerful winds and torrential rain
• Ferrel Cell


  At around 60° either side of the equator, moist air rises, and travels to lower latitudes at around 30° where it sinks, along with air travelling from the equator
• Fossil fuels

  Fuels made up of the remains of organic material, such as oil, coal and gas