2. Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters: An Introduction
- What is a Natural Disaster?
- Why are they always on the News?
- Can we predict them?
- Can we prepare for them?
- What Natural Disasters can affect us in Ottawa?
Natural Disasters: What do the words mean?
Natural: Occurs in nature, non man made
Disaster: Human component: Death and destruction often the result.
Nature does what it does, it is actually often just a continuation of the process of building landforms and
breaking them down.
What Landforms (significant land shapes- hills, valleys, mountains, plateaus etc..) are created and worn away by Natural events?
- Mountains and valleys can be created by Earthquakes (movement of the earth's plates).
- Mountains can be created by Volcanoes
- Mountains can be eroded by snow and ice (Canadian Shield used to be a mountain that was 12 000 meters hi.
Interactive Natural Disasters Data Base:
- Input region and disaster: click on map below
The Atlas of Canada – Natural Hazards
Public Safety Canada – Natural Hazards of Canada
The Atlas of Canada – Natural Hazards
Science and Technology for Canadians – Natural Hazards
http://www.science.gc.ca/Subject_Directory/Environment/Earth/Natural_Hazards-
WSA91B46AE-1_En.htm
Centre for Natural Hazards Reserach
http://www.sfu.ca/cnhr/types.html