Market risen earthquake, 5.2 magnitude, biggest in 25 years, caused powercuts, epicenter was in linchonshire,19 year old in barnsley crushed by a chimmeny, structural damage
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give an example of a local hydro-meteorlogical disaster
sheffield floods 2007, i month rainfall in a week, 2 deaths, m1 closed, medowhall flooded, pople evacuated and air lifted,loss of buisnesses
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Name the causes and distribution of draught
Long continous period of little rainfall, late/no monsoon, occur in semi arid areas effecting 40% of land and 70% population
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Name the causes and distribution of floods
excessive rainfall, an intense rainfall event, rapid snowmelt- mostly occurs costal areas and those surrounded by rivers, effect 82% population
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Name the causes and distribution of landslides
large amounts of rainfall or earthquakes, mainlt located in mountanous areas of certain rock types and permiability- effects 5% of the population
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Where are volcanoes and earthquakes mainly distributed
along plate bountries/ fault lines
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identify the characteristics of a hazard hotspot
an area at risk of both geophysical and hydro-metorlogical disaster that are vulnerable or have a low capacity to cope
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Card 2
Front
What is a natural disater?
Back
A natural hazard actually occuring causing deaths and damages.
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