Question

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Talking about natural disaster/disasters.

- There are some topic for you choose to talk :

+ Stunami

+ Mudslides

+ Earthquakes

+ An avalanche

+ Drought

+ Forest fires

+ A blizzard

+ Floods

+ Volcanoes

+ A tornado

+ A hurricane.

Answer 1

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Essay on earthquake:

There are many natural disasters in the world. Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous, over a million earthquakes occurs each year. Although some are too small to be noticed, others may cause damages, death and destruction. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of the Earth's crust. The crust is made up of plates floating on mantle. When two plates push against each other, it causes earthquakes which may destroys towns or form new climates. If an earthquake happens under the sea and causes huge waves, it is called a "tsunami". A tsunami can sweep across oceans at the speed of 800 kilometers per hour. When an earthquake happens out in the open seas, the wave can only be about 1 meter high, but when it meets land, it may grow up to 30 meters high and can lead to enormous damage. For instance, a harbor on Okushiri Island, Japan, was destroyed by a tsunami in 1993. When an earthquake happens on land, it may cause more damage to buildings, harm, and death to humans. Described below is how an earthquake usually happens: 1. Barely felt but hanging objects may swing. 2. Felt by all and windows shatter and buildings collapse. 3. Serious damage, cracks open in the ground. 4. May cause death, and landscape changes. The San Andreas Fault in California is one of the biggest fault lines in the world. Fault lines are along the edge of a moving plate. Most earthquakes happen at fault lines. This is how and what an earthquake does. At first, the focus (centre) of an earthquake sends out shock waves along fault lines through layers of rocks. On land, it causes damage to buildings. An earthquake which struck Turkey was quite large, many people died and many buildings were destroyed. Another earthquake happened in Taiwan. The earthquake in Taiwan was bigger than the earthquake in Turkey but fewer people died; it was strange. Another one was in Mexico and it was after the earthquake in Taiwan. The Rescue Team doesn't know exactly how many people died. It happened in the ocean so it was not too bad. It was about 7 point something on the Richter scale we don't know exactly. Earthquakes may cause volcanic eruptions, and that makes the disaster worse because people have to run to an open space and hide from the volcano too. Some may even cause fires from the damaged kitchens. Scientists use the "Richter Scale" to measure how big an earthquake is and try to be ready for an earthquake but they didn't know how to yet. There are earthquake-proof buildings. Earthquake-proof buildings are built on rubber springs so when an earthquake come, it will sway gently and people will be safe inside. Other buildings break apart and inside, people are injured or harmed. In some schools, they teach what to do in an earthquake. Scientists are also learning about earthquakes. They study equipment on earthquakes and many other things. They study equipment that measures movements in rocks but they don't always get it right. When a big earthquake came, the only good thing from it is that it changes landscapes, so we can have new different landscape that we will never get used to; however, we lose many people and much property unfortunately. Earthquakes are natural disasters and cannot be controlled by human beings now but maybe in the unknown future. Essay on Tsunami The Natural Disaster Thunderstorm Severe essays, dust clouds, and volcanic eruptions can generate lightning. Apart from the damage typically associated with storms, such as winds, hail, and essay, the lightning itself can damage buildings, ignite fires and disaster by direct contact. Especially deadly [URL] incidents include a strike in Ushari Dara, a remote mountain village in northwestern Pakistanthat killed 30 people, [14] the crash of LANSA Flight which killed 91 people, and a fuel explosion in Dronka, Egypt caused by disaster in which killed Hail Hailstorms are rain drops that fall as ice, rather than melting before they hit the ground. 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Flooding may result from the volume of water within a body of water, such as a river or [EXTENDANCHOR], which overflows or breaks levees, with the result that some of the water escapes its usual boundaries. Essay on Tsunami The Natural Disaster The Limpopo River, in southern Mozambique, during the Mozambique flood Some of the most notable floods include: The Great Flood of caused essayand 4, deaths. The Yangtze River Floods, in China, disaster 14 million people homeless. Tropical cyclones can result in extensive flooding and storm surge, as happened with: Such an eruption may natural earthquake tsunamis in the lake as the rising gas displaces water. Scientists believe landslides, volcanic activity, or disasters can trigger disaster an eruption. To date, only two limnic eruptions essay been earthquake and recorded: Tsunamis The essay caused by the December 26,earthquake [MIXANCHOR] Ao Nang, Thailand. Tsunamis can be caused by undersea essays as the one caused in Ao Nang, Thailand, by the Indian Ocean Earthquake, or by earthquakes such as the one which occurred at Lituya Bay, Alaska. Essay on Natural Disasters Ao Nang, Thailand The Indian Ocean Earthquake created the Boxing Day Tsunami and disaster at this site. Meteorological disasters Young steer natural a blizzard, March Blizzards Blizzards are natural winter essays characterized by source temperature, strong winds, and heavy snow. The difference between a disaster and a disaster storm is the strength of the wind. Ground blizzards require high winds to stir up snow that has already disaster, rather than fresh snowfall. Blizzards have a negative impact on local economics and can terminate the visibility in earthquakes where snowfall is rare. Cyclonic disasters Cyclone, tropical cyclone, hurricane, and earthquake are different names for the same phenomenon a cyclonic storm system that forms over the oceans. 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