Natural Hazards

What are natural hazards?

• Severe and extreme weather and climate events that occur naturally
• They have negative effects on people and the environemnt

Types of natural hazards

• Avalanche
• Earthquake
• Landslide
• Sinkhole
• Volcano
• Tornado
• Flood
• Wildfire
• Drought
• Blizzard

How do natural hazards happen?

Nature

There is no way humans can stop natural hazards from happening.

Is there anything we can do?

YES!!

• Plant trees and other plants to help prevent landslides and soil erosion
• Learn about risk maps and make them available to your community
• Make sure that your family has a plan in case any of these natural hazards happen near you

What else?

• We can build houses that withstand high winds
• We can also make barriers to prevent flooding