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Tamara Leigh Hollingsworth

NATURAL

DISASTERS

NATURAL

DISASTERS

U

NFORGETTABLE

U

NFORGETTABLE

U

NFORGETTABLE

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Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Life in the Danger Zone ...........

Danger from Above .............

Trouble from Below .............

When You Least Expect It ........

Disaster from Within ............

Learning from Disaster ..........

Glossary ......................

Index ........................

Bibliography ..................

More to Explore ................

About the Author ...............

Life

in the

Danger Zone

When a disaster hits , it can be hard to find food.

Houses may be without running water . In fact , the

houses themselves may have been destroyed . There

may be nowhere to live , nowhere to sleep , and

nothing to eat. Disasters can be scary, but the ways

they bring people together can be unforgettable.

Victims of the 2010

Haitian earthquake

wait for help to arrive.

A volunteer hands out

sandwiches to children

who lost their homes

during Hurricane

Katrina in 2005.

How do disasters

affect the world ?

How can we predict

when the next disaster

will occur?

How can we survive

disasters in the future ?

Natural disasters can happen anytime, anywhere .

Whats the best way to avoid a disaster ? Know when

one is coming ! Progress has been made in predicting

disasters. Scientists track weather patterns . They

watch for impending floods and hurricanes . But

when it comes to predicting earthquakes and

volcanic eruptions , it gets more difficult . Often ,

they occur without any warning .

Natural disasters will continue to affect us no

matter what we do . But we can prepare for them.

And when the worst happens, we can work together

to rebuild what was lost .

I beg you take courage ; the brave

soul can mend even disaster.

Catherine the Great, Russian Empress

Charting Tremors

Scientists map earthquakes and their

aftershocks , the small earthquakes

that often happen after a huge one .

This helps them predict and reduce

damage during the next disaster .

Rescue teams prepare for

disasters by practicing rescues .

The Global

Alert System

If a disaster is imminent , we

want to know about it . That is

why the Global Disaster Alert and

Coordination System (GDACS) was created.

The GDACS tracks the weather and gathers data

from around the world . It monitors earthquakes, water

levels , and wind speeds . Scientists study the data and make

predictions . Then , they alert people when a disaster may be

coming . These alerts give up-to-date information before and

after a disaster hits .

GDACS tracks a variety of disasters . Symbols

Earthquakes

Volcano

Tropical cyclone

Flood

show what places are in danger .

Even an hours warning can give people in the

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