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Volcanoes              03

Earthquakes     05

Floods                    07

Tornadoes              09

Tsunamis               11

Hurricanes             13

Droughts                15

Blizzards                17

Solar Flares            19

Thunder Storms     21

Acrostic Poem    23

How Hot         25

                             Volcanoes

There are 12 major plates and there are seven smaller 

plates. Plates pull away from each other.Winds carried 

the ash all around the Earth.When a new volcano 

begins the ground may get warm.Volcanoes make a 

huge disaster like their huge explosions,and some are 

slow and some are fast. Scientist study volcanoes and 

know a bunch of facts about volcanoes. A volcano can 

be so hot that it can burn your body. A volcano is a 

vent of the Earth's crust through which molten rock, 

and ashes are ejected. An erupting volcano can trigger 

tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and 

rockfalls. Volcanic lightning occurs mostly within the 

cloud of ash during an eruption, and is created by the 

friction of the ash rushing to the surface. 

                      Earthquakes

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.

                        Floods

If you live in a Special Flood Hazard Area high-

risk area and have a Federally backed 

mortgage, your mortgage lender requires you 

to have flood insurance. No region is safe from 

flooding. All 50 states are subject to flash 

floods.Flash floods can bring walls of water 

from 10 to 20 feet high. A car can be taken 

away in as little as two feet of water.

                      Tornadoes

Some people have seen inside a tornado with 

their own eyes lived to tell about it.

 Knives and forks have been found embedded 

in tree trunks flung from a tornado.

Usually a tornado starts off as a white or gray 

cloud but if it stays around for a while, the dirt 

and debris it sucks up eventually turns it into 

black one.Tornadoes can cause lot of 

damage.The United States have an average of 

800 tornadoes every year.Each year, dozens of 

Americans die from tornadoes.

                   Tsunamis

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by an 

underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic 

eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated 

by a giant meteor impact with the ocean.These 

waves can reach heights of over 100 feet.About 80 

percent of tsunamis happen within the Pacific 

Ocean’s “Ring of Fire.”The first wave of a tsunami is 

usually not the strongest, successive waves get 

bigger and stronger.

                                   Hurricanes

Hurricanes are large, spiraling tropical storms that can pack 

winds speeds of over 160 miles an hour.

The Atlantic season starts June 1st and the Pacific season 

starts May 15th and they both end November 30. The 

difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is the 

wind speed.

Hurricanes are grouped according to their speeds. 

Category one - winds 74 - 95 miles per hour

Category two - winds 96 -   110 miles per hour

Category three - winds 111 - 130 miles per hour

Category four - winds 131 - 155 miles per hour

Category five - winds greater than 155 per hour 

                                    Droughts

The most common form of drought is a lack of water vapor in the 

atmosphere, which is responsible for precipitation. A lack of moisture 

in the air causes wildfires that can damage communities and food 

supplies, ruin forests, or harm people and animals.Of all the water on 

earth, only .003 percent is available fresh water that is not polluted, 

trapped in soil, or too far underground.Drought is able to kill you 

without no water. Know you can die in a desert too.

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