Bad Weather
Find Out What Would Happen If Bad Weather Affected A Family.
Floods
Floods can affect a lot of things. For example, in China a flood is affecting approximately five million people. The rate of ice loss in two of Greenland's largest glaciers has increased so much in the last 10 years that the amount of melted water would be enough to completely fill Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Now I want you to know that nobody is safe from floods, they can come at any time or place in all 50 states. Also a flash flood can bring walls of water between 10-20 feet high. Another facts is a car can be taken away in just 2 feet of water. To stay safe during a flood, go to the highest ground of floor possible. If your skin comes in contact with flood water, make sure to wash it with soap and disinfected water because the contents are unknown.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes, also called temblors, can be so tremendously destructive, it’s hard to imagine they occur by the thousands every day around the world, usually in the form of small tremors. Some 80 percent of all the planet's earthquakes occur along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, called the "Ring of Fire" because of the preponderance of volcanic activity there as well. Most earthquakes occur at fault zones, where tectonic plates—giant rock slabs that make up the Earth's upper layer—collide or slide against each other. These impacts are usually gradual and unnoticeable on the surface; however, immense stress can build up between plates. When this stress is released quickly, it sends massive vibrations, called seismic waves, often hundreds of miles through the rock and up to the surface. Other quakes can occur far from faults zones when plates are stretched or squeezed
Some highly destructive tornados
This Tornado Was On June 12, 1899
This Tornado Went From April 23- April 25 1908
Lat But Not Least On May 22, 2011 A Tornado Hit
Tornados
Blizzards
By definition, a blizzard is an extended, severe snowstorm. In order to qualify as a blizzard, winds have to be at least 35mph and rage for a longer period of time—at least three hours or more. The amount of snowfall has little to do with a storm qualifying as a snowstorm, but rather the intensity of the wind and length of time. There are two other classifications for blizzards: Severe blizzard with winds over 45mph, temperatures at 10 Fahrenheit or lower, near zero visibility and a Ground blizzard with no falling snow, snow from the ground is blown by the strong winds.