Avalanche: a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. There are many reasons to why some places have a high level of landslide and avalanche hazard risk. Firstly, in the Appalachian Mountains, there is a very high potential risk of avalanches, due to the Appalachian Mountains been at such a high altitude; it will gain snow and build up, this well then eventually give way and a devastating avalanche will occur. At the San Andreas Fault, there is a high chance of a landslide to occur; the reason being due to it been on a plate boundary, mini earthquakes will take place frequently, and because it’s low lying, it is also endangering the people below surrounding the fault line. As seen on figure 7, the Rocky Mountains are high lying, therefore prone to snow and glacial ice, because of climate change; this will heat up and melt, this will then cause a massive avalanche and cause harm to the villages and towns surrounding it and possibly the skiers/snowboarders on the slopes.
With a severe earthquake the county could be at risk for a Tsunami. Severe weather and flooding also presents a challenge in this area as annual precipitation reaches an average of 36 inches, and low-lying areas are susceptible to flooding (WCDEM, 2003 & Whatcom County,
ABSTRACT Global warming causes many changes in weather patterns including greater temperature variability and more extreme temperatures. In this study we examined the damage and recovery in Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye) in Trelease Woods after a late frost in the spring of 2007, potentially caused by global warming. 1) If temperature and wind gradients directly affect the pattern of damage and recovery of Ohio buckeye, then as the distance of Ohio buckeye from the forest edge increases the percent leaf damage done by frost will decrease. 2) If the total leaf area available for photosynthesis in an Ohio buckeye directly affects its recovery from frost damage, then as percent leaf damage increases, recovery (based on percent canopy fullness,
While both hurricanes and tornados are wind and rain storms, they both are most likely to form at different times of the year. These two storms can become large storms. Each of these two storms is formed differently. A hurricane and a tornado’s wind speed can get very high. A tornado can last a few minutes; however a hurricane can last for a couple of weeks.
At the peak snow drifts reached up to 30ft (9 m). Roads were impassible and snow plows were useless against all the snow. Some 16 of the 25 towns in Eire County declared states of emergency. This was a tragic event but why not talk about something more in our generation, perhaps something we could relate to. Next would have to be her unique was of writing.
Wisconsin Wisconsin is vulnerable to a wide range of hazards, Natural hazards such as floods, tornadoes, winter storms and excessive heat have caused injuries, loss of life, disruption of essential services, considerable property damage and crop damage. Being as though Wisconsin tends to have more tornadoes than any of these other hazards (according to sources), I am going to focus on what a tornado is and how they affect the state of Wisconsin. A tornado is a relatively short- lived storm composed of an intense rotating column of air, extending from a thunderstorm cloud system. It is nearly always visible as a funnel, although its lower end does not necessarily touch the ground. Average winds in a tornado are somewhere between 100 and 200 miles per hour, but some may have winds exceeding 300 miles per hour.
[Writer Name] [Subject] [Date] Comprehensive Personal Emergency Plan Earthquake Section One introduction A natural disasters is when extreme events which cause great loss of life and or property and create severe disruption to human lives, such as an earth quick. Natural disasters are a part of life that takes place unexpectedly affecting people and their living environment. Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes can be devastating. Even more devastating are the consequences of not being fully prepared (Smith, 101-106). As a student and residence of IUB (Indiana University Bloomington) its better for us to understand how earthquakes occur, we have to go in depth and explore the fundamentals of this natural phenomenon.
Climate Change Expected Impact on Great Plains The Great Plains, spanning from Canada to Mexico, has a varied climate across the region. Northern portions experience bitter cold winters, southern portions experience scorching summers, western portions are semi-arid, and eastern portions are much more dry. With populations increasing in the Great Plains, the region becomes much more susceptible to impacts of climate change. Due to climate change water resources, agriculture, population, and ecosystems will all be impacted in the Great Plains region. * Impacts on Water Resources The Great Plains’ water is provided by the Ogallala aquifer, supplying more than 80% of drinking and irrigation water.
The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was extremely severe, resulting from one of the most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history. By August 30th, 2005, one day after the Category 4 storm made landfall, about 80 percent of the city of New Orleans, was flooded with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. The flood was caused by several levees breaches, which most people didn’t believe it could breach, due to a combination of a powerful storm surge, strong winds and excess water in the bodies of water surrounding the city. After reading the author’s response, her curiosity was based on her belief that the delayed response time was due to racism. She first noticed when watching the T.V.
According to the (CDC) (2013), it is explained that the “flu” is a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every winter, typically the months September through February. The flu is caused by the influenza virus, and can be spread by coughing, sneezing, and close contact. The CDC defines symptoms of the flu as: fever/chills, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, headache or runny/ stuffy nose. The geriatric population is considered a high risk group. Traditionally, the geriatric population has existing aliments therefore, if they were to contact the flu it could exacerbate their existing health conditions.