The natural environment creates challenges and opportunities for people

HAZARD RESOURCE Resources help us, while hazards hinder us. Hazards and resources are two sides of the same coin, where nature is concerned.

HAZARD RESOURCE River Volcano Glacier Wind Rivers, volcanoes, glaciers and winds are both a hazard and a resource. They create challenges and opportunities for people

HAZARD RESOURCE Let’s think about these four examples...ending with glaciers, our current classroom topic

Rivers Both! Rivers sometimes flood and lives are lost. But they are essential for water supplies

Volcanoes Both! Explosions threaten lives but help make fertile soils for farmers

Both! Strong winds damage buildings but they also power wind turbines

Glaciers Both! Avalanches threaten lives but snow and ice create an environment for tourism