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Example Map-United States

This overview highlights some of the most significant natural disasters that have impacted the United States, including landslides, earthquakes, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. Notable events include the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the deadly 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the catastrophic 2011 Mississippi Valley Floods. Understanding these occurrences helps illustrate the resilience needed in disaster management and preparedness as communities recover from such events.

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Example Map-United States

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  1. Example Map-United States Ms. Henderson

  2. Some of the Major Natural Disasters • Landslides • 1998-199Aldercrest-Banyon Landslide-Washington • Earthquakes • 1994-Northridge Earthquake-LA, California • 1989-Loma Prieta Earthquake-San Francisco, California • Heat Waves • 1999-Midwest and Northeast • 1995-Chicago Heat Wave • Wild Fires • 2007-California Wildfires • Floods • 2011-Mississippi Valley Floods • 1995-Louisiana Floods • Tornadoes • April 2011-Southeastern states • May 2011-Joplin, Missouri • Hurricanes • 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita • 2004 Hurricane Ivan • Blizzards • 1998- North American Ice Storm (Northeast) • 1993-Storm of the Century (East Coast)

  3. Sources • Graphics: • United States Map: multimedialearningllc.wordpress.com • Snowflake: brainpopcorn.com • Heat Wave: forbard.com • Earthquake: http://previews2.nvtech.com/100/tf05018/NVTech_envi0122.jpg • Fire: sccgov.org • Hurricane: keep3.sjfc.edu • Tornado: me062.k12.sd.us • Flood: rosiepiter.com • Landslide: redcross.org • Information-Hogan, Dan. ScienceDaily. Science Daily, 1998. Web. 17 Feb. 2012.<http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/l/list_of_major_natural_disasters_in_the_united_states.htm>.

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