1. Relief Efforts after Natural Disasters Amanda Allen Jamie Baker Paige Addison Ji Liu

2. Organizations Providing Assistance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Emergency Management Agency Free Rice Habitat for Humanity Greater Good Disaster Center Tide Catholic Charities Salvation Army The Red Cross Volunteers of America

3. Tide Loads of Hope Tide Loads of Hope Video

4. Tornado The United States experience more than 1200 tornados a year. Measured by the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

5. Earthquake Earthquakes are measured in intensity by the Richter scale. In early November, Oklahoma experienced a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that could be felt in Kansas. US Geological Survey

6. Landslide Occur when the stability of a slope changes to an unstable position. Human activity can cause landslides Deforestation Construction Cultivation/agriculture

7. Tsunami Tsunamis are a series of ocean waves that caused by disturbances such as earthquakes. In 1992 and 1993, over 2000 were killed by tsunamis in Nicaragua, Indonesia, and Japan.

8. Question & Answer How can our community help those in need following a natural disaster? How do we better prepare ourselves against natural disasters? How could current relief programs be improved?