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This document provides an overview of different types of natural disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, avalanches, floods, droughts, and forest or bushfires. It describes the causes and impacts of each type of natural disaster in 1-2 sentences. The document is intended as an introductory summary and overview of common natural disasters for a school computer project.

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Computer Project

On
Natural disasters

Submitted to: Submitted by:


Summary Slide
• Natural Disasters
• Topic 2
• Topic 3
• What are Natural Disasters?
• Volcanoes
• Earthquake
• Cyclone, hurricane, tornado or typhoon
Summary Slide (cont.)
• Avalanche
• Flood
• Drought
• Forest fire or Bushfire
Natural Disasters
The World is always changing.

Natural disasters are changes which are


so great that they may cause damage to
the shape of land or to the life of people
and other living things.
Great changes happen deep inside the
Earth and on its surface. The changes on
the outer part of the Earth happen
because of different kinds of weather.
What are Natural Disasters?

• Volcanic Eruption
• Earthquake
• Cyclone or hurricane
• Avalanche
• Flood
• Drought
• Forest fire or bushfire
Volcanoes
Volcanic eruption is the spurting out
of gases and hot lava from an
opening in the Earth’s crust.
Pressure from deep inside the Earth forces
ash, gas and molten rock to the surface.
Earthquake
An earthquake is a violent shaking of the
ground. Sometimes it is so strong that the
ground splits apart.

When parts of earth, called plates, move


against each other giant shock waves
move upwards towards the surface
causing the earthquake.
Cyclone, hurricane, tornado or
typhoon

A Cyclone is a fierce storm with strong


winds that spin around it in a giant circle.
During a cyclone trees can be uprooted,
buildings can be destroyed and cars can b
overturned.
Avalanche
An avalanche is a
movement of snow, ice
and rock down a
mountainside.
Avalanches happen
very suddenly and can
move as fast as a
racing car up to
124mph.
Flood
A flood is caused by an overflow
of water which covers the land
that is usually dry.
Floods are caused by heavy rain
or by snow melting and the rivers
burst their banks and overflow.
Coastal floods are caused by
high tides, a rise in sea level,
storm waves or tsunami
(earthquakes under the sea).
Drought
A drought is a lack of rain for a long time.
In 1968 a drought
began in Africa.
Children born this
year were five years
old when rain fell
again.
Forest fire or Bushfire
Fires can burn out of control in areas of
forest or bush land. Fires are caused by
lightening, sparks of electricity or careless
people. Wind may blow a bushfire to areas
where people live.

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