自然灾害Global_Natural_Calamities英文PPT.ppt

Some natural disasters happened in recent years all over the word Drought The drought, the worst in 100 years in Yunnan and parts of Guizhou had left 18 million residents and 11.7 million head of livestock in the region with drinking water shortages. Forest Fire Earthquake A serious earthquake happened in Peru.（秘鲁），August 15th,2007. Tsunami The frightening tsunami led to a great number of deaths and homeless in Indonesia,2004 Some special phenomena caused by natural calamities A huge tsunami on March 11th, 2011, which caused by the earthquakes in Japan influenced the Mexicos Pacific coast, thousands of fishes assembled together, looks like a oil leakage(原油泄漏） After the earthquake happened in Wenchuan, 2008, some strange mural painting(壁画）existed on the cliff. Icelands most active volcano, Grimsvotn, erupted accompanied by a series of small earthquakes. an ash cloud of about 20 kilometers rise into the sky . Extreme Heat Mitigation ? Protect windows that receive sun by hanging draperies or shades ? Conserve electricity ? Stay indoors as much as possible; eat well-balanced light meals and drink water regularly ? Limit intake of alcoholic beverages ? Dress in loose fitting clothes ? Allow body to get acclimated to the heat w / in the first few days of a heat wave, avoid sunshine and use sunscreen if needed ? Avoid extreme temperature changes ? Reduce, eliminate, or reschedule strenuous activities Landslides Mudflow Mitigation Get a ground assessment of your property ? Minimize home hazards (plant ground cover on slopes, build retaining walls, and in mudflow areas, build channels or deflection walls to direct flow around buildings) Recognize landslide warning signs: ? Doors / windows stick or jam for the first time, new cracks appear in plaster or foundations, outside walks, walls, or stairs pull away from buildings, underground utility lines break, bulging ground appears at base of a slope, ground slopes downward in one di