See all the details about the natural disasters, how to prevent them and emergency kits.

1. NATURAL DISASTERS
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2. NATURAL DISASTERS - TYPES
1. Earthquake
2. Volcanic Eruption
3. Tsunami
4. Cyclone
5. Flood
6. Drought
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3. EARTHQUAKE
❑SUDDEN MOVEMENT UNDER THE
SURFACE OF THE EARTH MAY
CAUSE VIBRATIONS CALLED
EARTHQUAKES.
❑A SEISMOGRAPH IS AN
INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES
AND RECORDS EARTHQUAKES. IT
MEASURES THE INTENSITY OF AN
EARTHQUAKE ON THE RITCHER
SCALE.
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4. WHAT TO DO WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURS
❑RUN OUT OF YOUR HOUSE OR SCHOOL BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO AN
OPEN AREA.
❑ONCE IN THE OPEN, MOVE AWAY FROM TALL BUILDING, TREES, SIGNBOARDS, POLES
AND ELECTRIC WIRES SOTHATYOU ARE NOT HIT BY FALLING OBJECTS.
❑IF YOU CANNOT RUN OUT OF A BUILDING, FOLLOW THE RULE OF DROP, COVER AND
HOLD ON. DROP ON YOUR KNEES BECAUSE THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM FALLING
DOWN AND GETTING INJURED. TAKE COVER UNDER A STRONG PIECE OF FURNITURE
LIKE ATABLE AND HOLD ONTO IT SECURELY UNTILTHE SHAKING ENDS .
❑IF TABLE IS NOT AVAILABLE THEN STAND IN A CORNER OF THE ROOM WHERE TWO
WALLS MEET WITHYOUR ARMS FOLDED ONYOUR HEAD.
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5. VOLCANIC ERUPTION
❑WHEN MOLTEN LAVA, ASH, DUST
AND GASES COME OUT OF A
VOLCANO WITH FORCE IT IS
CALLED AVOLCANIC ERUPTION.
❑SOME ERUPTIONS MAY BE
FOLLOWED BY TSUNAMIS,
EARTHQUAKES AND LANDSLIDES.
THE VOLCANIC MATERIAL MAY
POISON THE SOIL AND WATER
SUPPLY IN THE AREA. IT MAY ALSO
CAUSE SEVERE AIR POLLUTION.
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6. TSUNAMI
❑TSUNAMI IS A JAPANESE WORD
MEANING AN HARBOUR WAVE
.THESE ARE VERY HIGH WAVES
THATTRAVEL WITH GREAT SPEED.
❑DEEP IN THE OCEAN, TSUNAMI
WAVES CAN BE JUST ABOUT A
FOOT HIGH. BUT AS THEY
TRAVEL TOWARDS THE SHORE,
THEY GROW IN STRENGTH AND
HEIGHT.
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7. CYCLONE
❑A CYCLONE IS A STRONG STORM
OVER A SEA OR AN OCEAN. IT IS
ACCOMPANNIED BY STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN
COASTAL AREAS.
❑THE STRONGWINDS CAUSE HIGH
WAVES INTHE SEA AND
DESTRUCTION ON LAND,WHILE
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN
COASTAL AREAS.
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8. FLOOD
❑IN MANY PLACES IN OUR
COUNTRY, IT RAINS HEAVILY
DURING THE MONSOON SEASON.
WHEN THE RIVERS GET TOO MUCH
RAINWATER THEY OVERFLOW
CAUSING FLOODS.
❑IN JUNE 2013, SUDDEN HEAVY
RAINS IN UTTRAKHAND CAUSING
LANDSLIDES AND FLOODING OF
THE RIVER MANDAKINI .
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9. WHAT TO DO WHEN FLOOD OR CYCLONE
OCCURS
1. LISTEN TO THE RADIO OR WATCH TELEVISION REGULARLY
FOR WARNING AND ADVICE.
2. KEEP ENOUGH STOCKS OF FOOD AND FRESHWATER.
3. KEEP FIRST AID KIT READY FOR AN EMERGENCY.ALSO, KEEP
A RADIO,TORCH, MATCHBOXES AND CANDLES HANDY.
4. IF THERE IS A CYCLONE WARNINGS, DO NOT GO INTO THE
SEA. MOVE TO A SAFER PLACE, SUCH AS A CYCLONE
SHELTER, IF NECESSARY.
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10. DROUGHT
❑ DROUGHTS ARE LONG PERIODS OF
LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL IN A REGION.
❑ DURING A DROUGHT WATER BODIES DRY
UP AND CROPS FAILTO GROW.
❑ THIS LEADSTO SHORTAGE OF FOOD.
❑ SEVERE SCARCITY OF DRINKING WATER
AND FOOD LEADS TO STARVATION
AMONG HUMAN BEING AND ANIMALS IS
CALLED FAMINE.
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11. HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR A DROUGHT
1. CONSERVEWATER BY PRACTISING RAINWATER HARVESTING AND
BUILDING WATER RESERVOIR
2. DEVLOP PROPER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS FOR OUR AGRICULTURAL
LAND
3. GROW CROPS LIKE SORGHUM, MILLETS AND MAIZE ASTHESE
REQUIRE LESS WATERTO GROW
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12. EMERGENCY KIT
✓ EMERGENCY KIT SHOULD CONTAINS BASIC SUPPLIES THAT YOU MAY NEED
DURING AN EMERGENCY
✓ Essentials in Emergency Kit –
✓ WATER, DRY FOOD, BATTERY POWERED RADIO, CANDLE, LIGHTER OR MATCHBOX, TORCH,
EXTRA BATTERIES,
✓ FIRSTAID KIT,
✓ SWISS KNIFE,A WHISTLE,A DUST MASK,
✓ MEDICINES, MOISTWIPES, GARBAGE BAGS, SOME CASH, LOCAL MAPS
✓ CELLPHONE WITH A CHARGER.
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13. THANK YOU
By Dhruv Dhakad
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