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English Presentation My Lecturer:: Madam Pramila Devi

This document discusses different types of natural disasters including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, avalanches, floods, droughts, and forest fires. It provides brief descriptions of each type of disaster, explaining that volcanic eruptions occur when pressure forces molten rock and ash from inside the earth towards the surface, earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates, and cyclones involve fierce circulating winds that can damage infrastructure and landscapes. Floods result from heavy rain or snowmelt overflowing rivers, and drought is a prolonged lack of rain that can have severe impacts on communities and ecosystems.

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English Presentation My Lecturer:: Madam Pramila Devi

This document discusses different types of natural disasters including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, avalanches, floods, droughts, and forest fires. It provides brief descriptions of each type of disaster, explaining that volcanic eruptions occur when pressure forces molten rock and ash from inside the earth towards the surface, earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates, and cyclones involve fierce circulating winds that can damage infrastructure and landscapes. Floods result from heavy rain or snowmelt overflowing rivers, and drought is a prolonged lack of rain that can have severe impacts on communities and ecosystems.

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ENGLISH PRESENTATION MY LECTURER:

MADAM PRAMILA DEVI


GROUP MEMBER: KOBALAKIRUSNAN GUNASILAN

The World is always changing.


Natural disasters are changes which are so great they may cause damage to the shape of the land or to the lives of people and other living things. Great changes happen deep inside the Earth and on its surface. The changes on the outer part of the Earth happen because of different kinds of weather.

Type of Natural Disasters?


Volcanic eruption Earthquake Cyclone or Hurricane Avalanche Flood Drought Forest fire or Bushfire

Volcanoes
A volcanic eruption is the spurting out of gases and hot lava from an opening in the Earths crust. Pressure from deep inside the Earth forces ash, gas and molten rock to the surface.

Earthquake
An earthquake is a violent shaking of the ground. Sometimes it is so strong that the ground splits apart. When parts of the earth, called plates, move against each other giant shock waves move upwards towards the surface causing the earthquake.

Cyclone, Hurricane, Tornado or Typhoon

A Cyclone is a fierce storm with storm winds that spin around it in a giant circle. During a cyclone trees can be uprooted, buildings can be destroyed and cars can be overturned.

Avalanche

An Avalanche is a movement of snow, ice and rock down a mountainside. Avalanches happen very suddenly and can move as fast as a racing car up to 124mph. Avalanches can be caused by snow melting quickly snow freezing, melting then freezing again someone skiing a loud noise or an earth tremor

Flood
A flood is caused by an overflow of water which covers the land that is usually dry. Floods are caused by heavy rain or by snow melting and the rivers burst their banks and overflow. Costal floods are caused by high tides, a rise in sea level, storm waves or tsunami (earthquakes under the sea).

Drought
A drought is the lack of rain for a long time. In 1968 a drought began in Africa. Children born during this year were five years old before rain fell again.

Forest Fire or Bushfire


Fires can burn out of control in areas of forest or bush land. Fires are caused by lightning, sparks of electricity or careless people. Wind may blow a bushfire to areas where people live.

THE END

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