DISASTEROLOGISTS

Tornados
-A tornado is a violently rotating column of combined cold and hot air that batters objects around in the space around it

Wichita, Kansas - 1991, F5, 225 injured and 17 dead
Bastrop, Texas - 1980, F3,
5 injured and 1 dead
Bismarck, North Dakota - 1953, F5, 20 injured and 2 dead

TORNADO PREPARATION

• Listen to your local news for updates
• Go to a safe location in the vacinity
• Practice tornado drills in your household
• Move loose tree limbs
• Secure any lawn furniture

DURING TORNADOS

• Remain in your safe zone
• Listen to radio reports
• Gather needed materials (medical)

AFTER TORNADOS

• Continue listening to local news
• Review damaged parts of your house
• Help any injured persons
• Call 911 for serious emergencies
• Stay away from disaster areas

TORNADO EFFECTS

• Damage to trees
• Damage to buildings
• Destroys farms
• Kills animal/people

Snowstorms-
An event in which the varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures such as snow and sleet, or a rainstorm where ground temperatures are low enough to allow ice and sleet to form and come down

Alaska-
Largest storm recorded was on January 10th, 2012
The "Snow Cane"

SNOWSTORM PREPARATION

• Gather basic survival hems
• Wintersize your home
• Stay inside
• Use resources wisely

During -
Stay inside and warm
Listen to news updates
After-
Get rid of as much snow as possible, get to necessary resources

EFFECTS

• Buries animal habitats
• Can destroy tress
• Powerlines can be damaged
• Causes car/bus crashes

Earthquakes -
The result of a sudden shift of tectonic plates in earths crust that creates seismic waves

Ventura, California -
July 21, 1952, M7.7
No deaths

Earthquake Preparation -
Since earthquakes cannot be predicted, there can be no serious preparations.
But family's cam practice safety drills

DURING EARTHQUAKES

• Find shelter underneath sturdy furniture
• Do not go outside
• Stay away from loose furniture
• Do not leave safe location until safe
• Cover your head and neck

AFTER EARTHQUAKES

• Be careful of aftershocks
• Listen to the news for any updates
• Find stable ground
• Help any injured peoples

EFFECTS

• Can destroy natural habitats
• Can causes animal deaths
• Destroys buildings