Natural disasters

 How much do you know about natural disasters?

Are there any natural disasters that your country has experienced?

Have you ever been a witness in any disaster?

Could you describe it? How did you feel?

What do you believe the people should do to avoid these disasters?

Do you know what to do in a case of a disaster?

Tilly Smith, the girl who remembered a lesson that saved 100 lives

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58130705

AUGUST 2021-GREECE

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58152324

ZOOM EARTH: fore in real time 

"From space we can view the Earth as a whole system, observe the net results of complex interactions, and begin to understand how the planet is changing in response to natural and human influences."

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8c59c6688e6441da8e42cf3f178d9d89

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY

https://www.factmonster.com/games/hangman/natural-disasters

If there's a chance a tsunami is on its way, you don't want to be near the coast. So how can we tell if a tsunami is coming? We use satellites!

The MISR instrument on the Terra satellite takes pictures from different angles to look for tsunamis. Credit: NASA/JPL/Shigeru Suzuki and Eric M. De Jong, Solar System Visualization Project

MISR (the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) is a NASA tool that watches for tsunamis from space. It has nine cameras, all pointed in slightly different directions. As the satellite passes overhead, it takes nine pictures of the same spot from different angles.

MISR can see sunlight reflecting off ripples and waves. Satellites that look straight down cannot see these ripples.

This series of MISR pictures was taken over six minutes on December 26, 2004. It shows tsunami waves breaking on the southeast coastline of India. Credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

These images help scientists understand how tsunamis work. The more we learn about tsunamis, the better we can predict where, when and how strong a tsunami will be. That way, people can have enough warning to get away and stay safe.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT TSUNAMI

https://youtu.be/DZZFPCY6RlE