Natural+Disasters

= ﻿NATURAL DISASTERS = [] - lists areas of concern country by country - Australia, cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires **....** Mozambique, severe droughts; devastating **cyclones** and floods in central and southern **...** [] - Natural Disasters explores everything from hurricanes to quicksand. Learn about natural disasters and see video about natural disasters. [] - Disasters come in many shapes and sizes. Most are related to the weather. Some are predictable -- like a hurricane. Some, like an earthquake, surprise us. **...** Teacher Resource
 * [|**http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/lesson10.htm**] **-** This lesson focuses on the causes and consequences of natural disasters. **...** Assign each team one of the natural disasters from the list on the **...**

[|**http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/natural_disasters/**] **-** Aug 21, 2010 **...** Natural Disaster News and Research. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tsunamis and other natural disasters. [] - Contains links to information resources and documents on disaster reduction prepared by the United Nations and specialized agencies to mark International **...** [|**http://www.livescience.com/history/080506-natural-disasters.html**] **-** May 6, 2008 **...** 1992 - Hurricane Andrew killed 26, but property damage was $25 billion -- most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history at the time. **...** [|**http://australia.gov.au/topics/benefits-payments-and-services/drought-assistance**] **-** australia.gov.au. Skip to content; Skip to related content; Accessibility **...** Provides links which contain information on other drought assistance measures **...** [|**http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/australia_ndvi.php**] **-** Dec 10, 2009 **...** Drought is a frequent visitor in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology describes the typical rainfall over much of the continent **...** [|**http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1808509_1714417,00.html**] **-** Their work will be on show in the exhibition Beyond Reasonable Drought in Canberra from July 5 to October 26. Enter · To see more photos of Australia's ... [|**http://whyfiles.org/013tornado/3.html**] **-** A tornado that's 500 meters in diameter looks a lot more ominous than the average twister, which is "only" 150 meters across. But tornado size is not **...** [|**http://whyfiles.org/013tornado/**] **-** May 12, 2003 **...** Lists information about twisters such as what they are, how they affect the landscape, and where the energy of a twister comes from. [] - Feb 25, 2010 **...** More frequent tropical cyclones in Earth's ancient past contributed to persistent El Niño-like conditions, according to a team of climate **...** [|**http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/424285/ocean/67120/Effects-of-tropical-cyclones-on-ocean-waters**] **-** ocean (Earth feature), Effects of tropical cyclones on ocean waters, Britannica Online Encyclopedia, A tropical cyclon**e** can affect the thermal structure and **...** [|**http://www.fema.gov/hazard/volcano/index.shtm**] **-** Aug 11, 2010 **...** A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock below the surface of the earth. Unlike most mountains, which are **...** [] - Apr 19, 2010 **...** Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in **...** Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull on April 16, 2010. **...**


 * [] -** This article is about the geological feature. For other uses, see

[|Volcano (disambiguation)].

[] - A volcano is a place on the Earth's surface (or any other planet's or moon's surface) where molten rock, gases and pyroclastic debris erupt through the ...