1. Hazard Assessment

2. Hazard Analysis  Objective: Help people better prepare for natural disasters 1. Explain the possible natural disasters that may occur and their potential impacts - For example (floods, droughts, fires etc) 2. How likely is that an event will occur? - Provide past examples: Did these natural disasters occur during previous El Ninos? What happened? Did people die? Were homes or buildings destroyed? - Be specific with numbers and examples - Use maps or graphs showing the difference in temperature or rainfall between El Nino and non-Nino years 3. What can people do to prepare? -

3. Resources  Impacts of El Nino: Start here! http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/impacts.html#part5a http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/impacts.html#part5a  United States: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats2/enso/elnino/i ndex.shtml http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats2/enso/elnino/i ndex.shtml  Indonesia (forest fires): http://iri.columbia.edu/news/indonesias-parched- peatlands-burn-under-el-nino/http://iri.columbia.edu/news/indonesias-parched- peatlands-burn-under-el-nino/  East Africa http://www.ibtimes.com/el-nino-africa-2015-weather- phenomenon-may-devastate-east-african-farmers-herders-2079855http://www.ibtimes.com/el-nino-africa-2015-weather- phenomenon-may-devastate-east-african-farmers-herders-2079855