英语 口语 地震 自然灾害 earthquake and natural disasters.pptVIP

earthquake hazard（地震危害性） uproot trees and knock off buildings make the rivers change their courses make the transportation system break down cause power line failures cause loss of life and property trigger landslides,flooding and tsunamis may cause infective deseases What do you think may happen before an earthquake? 1) The weather will become worse than usual. There will be strong wind, heavy rain and bright light in the sky and so on. 2) Animals will become nervous. e.g. mice will run about; fish jump out of ponds; cows, pigs, horses and dogs will be upset. 3) Water in rivers and wells will rises and falls. 4) We will see cracks in the wells and the smelly gas will come out of the cracks. … Some serious earthquakes in the history 1923: Kanto, Japan: on September 1, 1923, an earthquake measuring 7.9 sent shockwaves through the Tokyo-Yokohama area and caused Nearly 143,000 people died. 1976: Tangshan, China: nearly the second deadliest earthquake on record in china 2004: Indian Ocean Tsunami: on Dec. 26, 2004 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the bottom of the Indian Ocean, the official death toll was 227,898 2008,5.12 : Sichuan Province, China: The 7.9-magnitude disaster destroied millions of buildings and caused an estimated $86 billion worth of damage How many other Natural Disasters do you know? What are Natural Disasters? Natural Disasters are disasters that occur in this world naturally. Natural disasters can happen at any location at any time throughout the universe. Natural disasters can destroy cities, or sometimes a whole country if it is that severe. They can occur on land, in the water, and with the weather. Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of water waves It is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean. Effects: Tsunamis are capable of causing a substantial amount of damage. One tsunami can destroy an entire coastal village and remove all the sand from a beach and