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Extreme Natural Events

Extreme Natural Events. What are they?. Extreme Natural Events. Significant occurrence Caused by natural processes Because of size (magnitude) or duration (length) they become extreme Example: Taiwan earthquakes: www.cwb.gov.tw. Extreme Natural Events.

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Extreme Natural Events

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  1. Extreme Natural Events What are they?

  2. Extreme Natural Events • Significant occurrence • Caused by natural processes • Because of size (magnitude) or duration (length) they become extreme • Example: Taiwan earthquakes: • www.cwb.gov.tw

  3. Extreme Natural Events • Tropical Cyclones, Typhoons, Hurricanes • Droughts • Earthquakes • Volcanoes • Landslides • Floods • Tsunami • Coastal Erosion

  4. Floods • Make a definition of what you think a flood is • Floods, heavy rainfall may cause a river to overflow its banks and flood surrounding low lying areas. • Is this what happened in Manila??

  5. Groupings

  6. What makes an Extreme Natural Event a Hazard? Extreme natural events Hazard People and Property

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