What do you want to know about Natural Hazards?
We are studying Natural Hazards in Year 9 and will be looking at hurricanes and tornadoes. There are many exciting phenomena that people are still mystified as to how they start. If you were leading a research team on Natural Hazards what questions would you want to find out?
Click on the comments beneath this paragraph and send us your questions.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 am
Where are hurricanes most common?
April 24th, 2008 at 2:13 am
How are Tornadoes and Hurricanes different?
April 24th, 2008 at 2:14 am
What causes a tsunami?
April 24th, 2008 at 4:29 am
What and when has been the largest hurricane and how fast were the winds?
April 24th, 2008 at 8:14 am
What are the typical things that cause avalanches?
Can you have an avalanche which isn’t formed of snow?
April 24th, 2008 at 9:09 am
What was the biggest hurricane that has happened in the Caribbean?
April 24th, 2008 at 9:11 am
How often do hurricanes occur in the summer (June-August) in the Caribbean?
April 25th, 2008 at 11:43 am
What do you do if a hurricane comes to your house- what safety measures do you take?
April 26th, 2008 at 7:46 am
What is the most common natural hazard?
April 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am
How often do Hurricanes occur in the winter in countries near the equator?
April 27th, 2008 at 2:40 am
How big does a hurricane have to be, to be called a hurricane?
April 27th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
How destructive can a Hurricane be?
April 27th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
How come there are loads of earthquakes, but only a few serious tsunamis?
April 28th, 2008 at 4:34 am
What are the chances of encountering a natural hazard when you are on holiday?
April 28th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Roughly, how many hurricanes occur each year?
As global warming is increasing, will the amount of hurricanes occuring increase?
April 28th, 2008 at 7:36 am
How big could a hurricane be?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:05 am
What is the death rate for hurricanes each time one occurs?
April 29th, 2008 at 1:21 am
How do hurricanes and tornadoes dissapate?
April 29th, 2008 at 3:47 am
How long does it take, once the right conditions start, for a decent sized hurricane to form
April 29th, 2008 at 4:34 am
What causes lightening?
April 29th, 2008 at 4:35 am
how do forest fires start?
April 29th, 2008 at 8:12 am
If hurricanes only really happen around the equator, then how come there have been incidences when they have occurred in the UK?
April 29th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Can hurricanes only occur when the temperature of the sea is over 27 degrees?
April 29th, 2008 at 8:49 am
what natural hazard is the most dangerous?
April 29th, 2008 at 11:11 am
What is the most serious hurricane ever to have happened and when and where did it occur?
April 29th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
What are the safety procedures taken when a hurricane is suspected?
April 30th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Will someone or something in the future, stop hurricanes and earthquakes?
April 30th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Was the Indian earthquake the worst earthquake to ever occur?
May 1st, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Where is the most dangerous part of the hurricane?
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:59 am
The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the ’storm surge’.The hurricane brings huge amounts of water with it which can cause many people to drown. More people die by drowning than any other cause during a hurricane.