Catastrophic Events

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Catastrophic Events
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What is a catastrophic event?

• Sudden, usually naturally occurring situations
  where change and destruction occur.
• Some are man made, some are caused by nature.

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3 Groups of Catastrophic Events

• Weather event hurricane, tornado, flood
• Geological Event volcano, earthquake, tsunami
• Human Error wildfires

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Catastrophic Events

• All catastrophic events are the Earths way of
  maintaining equilibrium during change.

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Earthquakes

• Features Strong vibrations.
• Formed Earths surface releases energy which
  causes vibrations.
• Occurs Along fault lines
• Environmental Impact Landslides, mudslides,
  broken gas lines, destruction of buildings,
  avalanches, fires, breaks in the ground,
  tsunamis.
• Human Impact loss of life, property damage

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Wildfire

• Main Features intense fires over a large area.
  They can produce winds that can be 10x stronger
  giving fire more oxygen.