2. ISA ACTIVITY CLASS - VII TOPIC –NATURAL CALAMITIES (INDIA, JAPAN & USA)

3. NATURAL CALAMITIES  A natural calamity is a major adverse event resulting from natural forces of the earth examples: floods, volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, etc.  A natural calamity can cause loss of life or property damage and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population.

5. EARTHQUAKES

6. What is the Elastic Rebound Theory? Explains how energy is stored in rocks Rocks bend until the strength of the rock is exceeded Rupture occurs and the rocks quickly rebound to an unreformed shape Energy is released in waves that radiate outward from the fault

7. The Focus and Epicenter of an Earthquake The point within Earth where faulting begins is the focus, or hypocenter The point directly above the focus on the surface is the epicenter

8. EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE

9. Where Do Earthquakes Occur and How Often?

10. Earthquake Zones in India

11. Major Earthquake in India

13. Tsunami The devastating impact of seismic sea waves TSUNAMI

14. Tsunami Seismic sea waves (NOT tidal waves) Caused by processes that abruptly move large volumes of ocean water: Earthquake Submarine volcanic eruption Coastal/submarine landslide or rock fall Extraterrestrial impact

15. How do Earthquake cause tsunami? http://geology.com/articles/tsunami-geology.shtml

16. Tsunami causes Unless there is an underwater landslide, strike-slip Earthquake WILL NOT cause tsunami Tsunami prone zones  Chile,  Alaska,  Japan,  Cascadia,  Philippines,  New Zealand

17. EFFECTS OF TSUNAMI

18. TSUNAMI PRONE AREAS IN JAPAN

19. TSUNAMI HIT AREAS IN JAPAN

21. Also called as Typhoons or Cyclones

22. What Is A Hurricane? Hurricanes are intense tropical cyclones with a maximum sustained speed of at least 65 knots (74mph).

23. Physical Make-up They have a more or less circular “eye” which may be well defined in stronger storms.

24. EFFECTS OF HURRICANE

25. HURRICANE PRONE AREAS INU.S.A

26. HURRICANE HIT AREAS IN U.S.A.

28. high Indira Point was the southern most point of India that is the tip of India. India lost its toe in the year 2004 in a terrible tsunami.

29. Japan: 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE.  The Tohoku Earthquake struck the offshore Japan.  The number of confirmed deaths were 15,891.

30. U.S.A. : Hurricane KATRINA Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm and the fifth hurricane. It was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of United States. It was ranked as the third most intensive storm.

31. Relief Measures

32. RESCUE & RELIEF OPERATIONS

33. USE OF A HEART BEAT DETECTOR TO FIND LIFE

34. Reconstruction of houses for the victims

35. FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS SUPPLIED TO THE AFFECTED AREA

36. Medical Assistance to the injured

37. Restoration and Education Facilities for Children

38. Vocational Courses & Employment opportunities to the Youth

39. ADVANACED TECHNOLOGY USED TO MONITOR NATURAL CALAMITIES

40. SATELITES SENT BY USA Satellites sent by India

41. Satellites sent by Japan

42. SATELLITES SENT BY INDIA Satellites sent by USA

43. SKYPE SESSION WITH SUGURO SCHOOL, YOSHIMARA, TOKYO, JAPAN

46. MR. TANABE - PRINCIPAL, SUGURO SCHOOL, YOSHIMARA, TOKYO, JAPAN

50. USED TO MONITOR NATURAL CALAMITIES Guest Lecture by Mr. Chandrashekhar Rathod (‘SANDESH’ Japanese Language Services)

53. ISA ACTIVITY CLASS - VII TOPIC –NATURAL CALAMITIES (INDIA, JAPAN & USA)