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Natural Disasters By: Quentin Green. Wildfire. The main features of a wildfire is burning of trees and plants caused by natural causes burning uncontrollably. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Natural Disasters

By: Quentin Green

Page 2: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Wildfire• The main features of a wildfire is burning

of trees and plants caused by natural causes burning uncontrollably.

• They can be started by lightning, also by a human who doesn't put out their campfire all the way or throws a lit cigarette or match into the brush.

• It's a human and geologic cause.• Next to brush or big grassland or evens

our own even homes.• Both to property and human and

environment life.

Page 3: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Hurricane

• The main features of a hurricane is strong winds, water, and electrical storms

• Forms near the equator over warm ocean waters

• It has a weather cause.• Hurricane season is from June 1st to

November 30th. The most intense hurricanes happen from August to November

• It impacts on humans and environments.

Page 4: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Drought• The main features of a drought is high

pressure, and a dry spell.• A drought forms because of rainfall.• A drought has a geographical cause, it

isn’t called a drought but a desert. • In humid, or wet, regions, a drought of

a few weeks is quickly reflected in a decrease in soil moisture and in declining flow in streams.

Page 5: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Volcano• The main features of a volcano is The

Crater, layers of ash, the secondary cone, the main vent, lava and magma chamber.

Page 6: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Tornado• The main features of a tornado is

violent winds, the condensation funnel, and the debris cloud.

Page 7: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Tsunami• The main features of a tsunami is a

giant earthquake under water that makes a huge wave that can be over a 1000 feet tall crashes down on the coast

Page 8: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Flood• The main features of a flood is the

huge amount of water that covers an area and ruins crops and destroys homes.

Page 9: Natural Disasters  By: Quentin Green

Earthquake• The main features of a earthquake is

a vibration of the Earth produced by a rapid release of energy.