PowerPoint about :-

Natural Disasters
Made by :1. Ibrahem El-Zahaby 2. Mahmoud Mohamed

What are Natural Disasters?

The World is always changing. Natural disasters are changes which are so great they may cause damage to the shape of the land or to the lives 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?

Earthquake

Hurricane
Flood

Wildfire
Tornado

Tsunami

An earthquake is a violent shaking of the ground. Sometimes it is so strong that the ground splits apart.
When parts of the earth, called plates, move against each other giant shock waves move upwards towards the surface causing the earthquake.

Earthquake

Hurricane
A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes, typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the oceans surface, the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height, eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic) outflow near the top of the storm.

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. Costal floods are caused by high tides, a rise in sea level, storm waves or tsunami (earthquakes under the sea).

Wildfire
The term wildfire is used for uncontrolled fire that destroys forests and many other types of vegetation, as well as animal species. In some regions of the world wildfires are caused by lightning however, nowadays many fires are caused by people, either accidentally, as a consequence of carelessness, or arson. These fires often get out of control and spread very easily over vast areas. Depending on the type of vegetation or material being burnt, they are also called: forest fires, bush fires, grass fires, or peat fires

Tornado
The word tornado comes from Spanish language and means to twist or turn. A tornado is a whirlwind produced by atmospheric conditions, mainly extremely low pressure, during a severe thunderstorm. Tornados usually turn counterclockwise. They appear as funnel shaped columns of violently rotating winds that reach down from a storm and touch the ground. Although a tornado is not always visible to the eye, tornadic conditions can still be picked up on radar, or the tornado may become visible once debris and dirt are pulled into it. A tornado may also be referred to as a funnel cloud, but this is technically not a correct term. While the two words are sometimes used interchangeably, a funnel cloud is different, not in its make up, but in the fact that it does not touch the ground. Another name that is often used to describe a tornado is twister, due to its violent twisting motion. The tornado is one of the most unpredictable and destructive forces of nature, often destroying everything in its path. A tornado is usually preceded by severe storms, which may include lightning, high winds, and frequently hail. It can change course without notice, and is usually accompanied by a roaring sound, or as some describe it, the sound of freight train.

Tsunami

A tsunami (pronounced tsoo-NAH-mee) is a series of waves, made in an ocean or other body of water by an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite impact. Tsunamis can cause huge destruction when they hit coastlines. Some people call tsunamis tidal waves, but these large waves really have little to do with tides, so the term tidal wave does not really suit them.