Case Studies : Natural Disasters Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 6 things needed to start a tropical storm
A
- sea water
- the heating process - heat at 26.5 decimals
- evaporation - mass amounts
- low pressure - the more air that rises the more that is sucked in to take its place
- everything increase
- the earth spin adds rotation to this weather system
2
Q
What helps tropical storms
A
Increase in climate change
3
Q
What is drought
A
A long period of abnormally dry weather
4
Q
How do you measure different types of natural disasters
A
Hurricane - how fast it is
Volcano - how much lava/ the temp and amount of gas
Drought - the temperature and how long it lasts
Blizzard - how cold it is and how much snow falls
Earthquake - Richter scale
