Drrr 1st Quiz Flashcards
It is an atmospheric, hydrologic, or oceanic process or phenomenon that has the potential to inflict death, serious injury, negative health effects, property damage, disruption of social and economic life, or environmental harm.
hydrometeorological hazard
What are the 8 hydrometeorological hazard
Typhoon, Thunderstorm, Flash Flood, Flood, Stormsurge, El Niño, La Niña, Monsoon
are enormous, revolving storms that produce destruction, rain, and wind.
Typhoon
In the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, a typhoon is referred to as what?
Hurricanes
in the Northwest Pacific, a typhoon is referred to as what?
Typhoon BWUAHHAHA
in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, a typhoon is referred to as what?
tropical cyclone/cyclone
a severe, brief meteorological disturbance that is nearly invariably accompanied by thunder, lightning, thick clouds, a lot of rain or hail, and strong gusts of wind.
Thunderstorm
a flood brought on by a lot of rain or high precipitation in a short amount of time—usually less than six hours.
Flash Flood
An overflow of water spilling onto usually dry ground. the flooding of an area that is often dry due to water levels rising in an existing canal, like a drainage ditch, river, or stream.
Flood
The height of the water above the regular expected astronomical tide during a storm is an extraordinary rise in sea level.
Storm surge
The winds from a storm pushing water onshore is what mostly causes the ???
Surge
a pattern of climate that explains the unusual warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean’s surface waters.
El Niño
a pattern of climate that explains the cooling of surface-ocean waters on South America’s tropical west coast.
La Niña
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia
Monsoon
monsoon blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain
Wet Monsoon
