1 / 24

Natural calamities:- Drought Floods Earthquake Tsunami

Natural calamities:- Drought Floods Earthquake Tsunami. Drought :- where there is no rainfall for a long time. Floods :- water everywhere due to heavy rainfall. Floods washing away the shore. People have to move to safer places. Tsunami :- heavy tides from the seas and oceans.

gladys
Télécharger la présentation

Natural calamities:- Drought Floods Earthquake Tsunami

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Natural calamities:- Drought Floods Earthquake Tsunami

  2. Drought :- where there is no rainfall for a long time.

  3. Floods :- water everywhere due to heavy rainfall.

  4. Floods washing away the shore. People have to move to safer places.

  5. Tsunami :- heavy tides from the seas and oceans.

  6. Destruction due to tsunami

  7. Water rise to great heights.

  8. Earthquake:- buildings collapse

  9. Roads get divided and damaged

  10. People lose lives

  11. Trees get uprooted

  12. Gujarat – earthquake hit area

  13. The powerful earthquake that stuck the kutch area in Gujarat at 8:46 am on 26 January 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last 5 decades in India. The earthquake was felt in most parts of the country and a large area sustained damages . About 20 districts in the state of Gujarat sustained damage. Several towns and large villages, like Bhuj , Anjaar , Vondh and Bhachau sustained widespread destruction.

  14. Rescue operations to help the wounded people buried under the collapsed buildings.

  15. After effects of an earthquake :- Roads get divided Buildings collapse trees get uprooted Dams ,bridges collapse Human beings and animals lose their life

  16. Earthquakes generate seismic waves which can be detected with a sensitive instrument called a seismograph.

  17. Mention the precaution you would likely take in case of an earthquake. Rush to an open area. Sit under a strong table.

  18. Evaluation Name the instrument used to detect an earthquake. Name two natural calamities. Name the condition where there is no rainfall for a long time. Heavy rainfall may lead to ------------------ in many places.

More Related