Natural Disasters by Parker Thornton https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6 Explore your knowledge. en-us 2019-02-17 16:10:42 UTC 2025-10-02 22:10:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Floods pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332177081 Definition: An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.

Appearances: River floodplains and coastal areas are the most susceptible to flooding, however, it is possible for flooding to occur in areas with unusually long periods of heavy rainfall. Bangladesh is the most flood prone area in the world. Bangladesh is vulnerable due to presence of a monsoon season which causes heavy rainfall.]]> 2019-02-17 22:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332177081 Hurricanes pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178241 Definition: A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

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Hurricanes (by whatever name) are by far most common in the Pacific Ocean, with the western Pacific being most active. In some years, the Philippines are struck by more than 20 tropical storms and typhoons. The term applied to various storms depends on their location.
]]> 2019-02-17 22:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178241 Tornadoes pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178415 Definition: A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

Appearances: In this area, known as Tornado Alley, storms are caused when dry cold air moving south from Canada meets warm moist air traveling north from the Gulf of Mexico. Tornadoes can form at any time of year, but most occur in the spring and summer months along with thunderstorms.]]> 2019-02-17 22:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178415 Volcanic Eruptions pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178448 Definition: The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.

Appearances:  Sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”]]> 2019-02-17 22:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178448 Earthquakes pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178498 Definition: A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

Appearances: Earthquakes can occur far from the edges of plates, along faults. Faults are cracks in the earth where sections of a plate (or two plates) are moving in different directions. Faults are caused by all that bumping and sliding the plates do. They are more common near the edges of the plates.

]]> 2019-02-17 22:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178498 Tsunamis pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178556 Definition: A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

Appearances: Tsunamis occur most often in the Pacific Ocean and Indonesia because the Pacific Rim bordering the Ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. However, tsunamis have also occurred recently in the Mediterranean Sea region and are expected in the Caribbean Sea as well.]]> 2019-02-17 22:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332178556 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181514 2019-02-17 23:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181514 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181691 2019-02-17 23:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181691 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181767 2019-02-17 23:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181767 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181866 2019-02-17 23:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181866 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181991 2019-02-17 23:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332181991 pthornton19 https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332182199 2019-02-17 23:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pthornton19/dspstrqj7jc6/wish/332182199