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Disaster Essay: Safety On Natural Disasters

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Safety on Natural Disasters Natural Disasters can impact all of us. Depending on what the person does to save themselves and their family. It can change many people life’s depending on the Disaster. How can we stay safe with all that has happened or that is going to happen. Natural Disasters are hazards to people. Some Disasters can be stopped some cannot. Many people get scared when they hear about a Natural Disaster. Some Disasters may scare you depending on where they are or how fast it is coming toward you. You would not want to get stuck I anything that bad. There are many that die from these or severely hurt themselves. There are three types of Disasters. There are Geological, Hydrological, and Climatological. They are Avalanches, Earthquakes, Landslides, Volcanoes, Floods, Tornadoes, Tsunami, Blizzards, Droughts, Hurricanes and Cyclones, Wildfires, and other Disasters. During 1970 an Earthquake hit off the coast of Peru that caused an avalanche to go down the mountain. The …show more content…

There were many homes, business, and crops. The tornado started at about 25 to 30 MPH, and then 30 to 40, minutes later it was up to 50 MPH. At the end the radar said the winds were up to 200 to 295. There were 8 people who died in their vehicles, and many more in other places. The tornado had a width of 2.6 miles, and the path was 16.2 miles long. There have been 553 people who have died in the U.S. from Tornadoes. Before you need to have an emergency plan, and be ready for one. During be aware of the weather patterns, you can shelter in your basement if you don’t have a basement go to a closet or the bathroom. If you are driving drive away from it or find an underpass. After if you are not home go home and see if there is any damage to your house. If it is damaged turn off the power and call 911. Get any food or water that is still good. A tornado is very violent wind rotating that has a weird shaped funnel

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