Fun Facts About Natural Disasters

💦Floods occur when dry land gets submerged in water due to heavy rain, river overflow, or other factors.

🗻Landslides happen when the upper mass of soil dislocates and travels downslope, often caused by gravity or human activities.

🌵Droughts are extended periods of time with less than average rainfall, causing water shortage and affecting crops and lives.

🌀Hurricanes are huge storms that form over warm ocean waters, fueled by heat and water vapor, with categories based on wind speed.

⚡Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates hit, bump, or slide past each other, causing shaking and rolling on the Earth's surface.

What are the main causes of floods?

—Flooding can be caused by heavy rains, river overflow, tsunamis, hurricanes, or the breaking of dams.

How do landslides occur?

—Landslides happen when the upper mass of soil dislocates and travels downslope, often due to gravity or human activities like mining or deforestation.

What are some ways to prevent or survive droughts?

—To prevent or survive droughts, it is important to conserve and save water by using efficient washing machines, taking shorter showers, and recycling water for plants.

What are the characteristics of a hurricane?

—A hurricane is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean waters, with a rotating eye in the center and powerful winds that can be categorized based on their speed.

How do earthquakes occur?

—Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates hit, bump, or slide past each other, causing shaking and rolling on the Earth's surface.

00:00Introduction to natural disasters and their impact.

06:20Explanation of floods and their causes, including heavy rain and river overflow.

09:55Information about landslides, which occur when the upper mass of soil dislocates and travels downslope.

13:46Details about droughts, extended periods of time with less than average rainfall, causing water shortage and affecting crops and lives.

16:31Discussion about hurricanes, which are huge storms that form over warm ocean waters and can be categorized based on wind speed.

19:30Explanation of earthquakes, which occur when tectonic plates hit, bump, or slide past each other, causing shaking on the Earth's surface.