1. ADRIENNE MASON FRIDAY, 4 DECEMBER, 2015

2. -A FLOOD IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH A USUALLY DRY AREA BECOMES COVERED IN WATER. HOW DOES A FLOOD OCCUR? -A FLOOD CAN OCCUR FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS INCLUDING HURRICANES AND OUTDATED SEWAGE SYSTEMS.

3. FLOODS CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE SUCH AS INJURIES, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND EVEN DEATH. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: - HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND TO AVOID WATER - DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS/ PATHWAYS - TURN OFF ALL UTILITIES AT MAIN POWER

4. -A WILD FIRE IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE SPREADS ACROSS WOODLAND. HOW DOES A WILD FIRE OCCUR? -A WILD FIRE OCCURS WHEN WOODED AREAS HAVE EXTENDED DRY PERIODS, IN WHICH NATURAL HEAT CAUSES A FIRE TO OCCUR.

5. WILD FIRES ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE AND CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: - PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SMOKE - EVACUATE QUICKLY AND SAFELY - BE AWARE OF WEATHER FORECASTS AND DRY SPELLS

6. - TSUNAMIS ARE ENORMOUS SEA WAVES THAT CAN REACH STAGGERING HEIGHTS OF 1,720 FEET TALL. HOW DOES A TSUNAMI OCCUR? - A TSUNAMI OFTEN OCCURS DUE TO EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES, OR OTHER DISTURBANCES.

7. TSUNAMIS OFTEN RESULT IN FATALITIES AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. TO STRAY SAFE YOU MUST: - STAY ALERT FOR TSUNAMI WARNINGS - PLAN AN EVACUATION ROUTE TO HIGH GROUND - NEVER STAY NEAR SHORE

8. - AN EARTH QUAKE IS A NATURAL DISASTER IN WHICH THE GROUND SHAKES. HOW DOES AN EARTHQUAKE OCCUR? - AND EARTHQUAKE OCCURS WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL TECTONIC PLATES MOVE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

9. LARGE-SCALE EARTHQUAKES CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURIES. TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST: DROP DOWN AND TAKE COVER. STAY INDOORS UNTIL SHAKING STOPS. STAY AWAY FROM WIINDOWS.

10. - A HURRICANE IS A LARGE TROPICAL STORM THAT LASTS FOR A WEEK AND BRINGS DANGEROUS WINDS AND WATERS. HOW DOES A HURRICANE OCCUR? - A HURRICANE OCCURS OVER WARM, TROPICAL WATERS.

11. HURRICANES OFTEN RESULT IN INJURIES AND FATALITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY BY: Stay away from flooded areas. Evacuate if necessary. If your home isn’t on higher ground, got to a shelter. Always stay indoors. Leave mobile homes and go to a shelter. Listen to weather forecasts and warnings.

12. Tornadoes are funnel shaped clouds of violent Winds. Tornadoes occur mostly from thunderstorms due to A differentiation in air pressures. Tornadoes kill an average of 60 people each year.

13. TORNADOES OFTEN RESULT IN INJURY AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Listen to weather warnings. Plan an evacuation route. Use your arms to protect your hands and neck. Evacuate if necessary. Go to a windowless interior room.

14. Flood Abundance of water in typically dry area. - Stay safe by heading to higher ground and/or evacuating. Wild Fire - Fast moving and dangerous fire in dry areas. - Stay safe by evacuating and watching weather forecasts. Tsunami - Large wave caused by earthquake or other disturbance. - Evacuate and listen for warnings. Earthquakes - Storms that involve severe shaking. - Evacuate and avoid windows. Hurricanes - Tropical storm involving water and winds. - Evacuate if necessary and stay indoors. Tornadoes - Rotating wind storms caused by thunderstorms. - Stay in a windowless room with no glass.

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