Disaster 自然灾害英文介绍原创 课堂.ppt

The Destruction from Typhoon 31 32 33 34 35 The Destruction from Typhoon ? Cause waterlogging and flooding ? Traffic gridlock ? Inundated farmland, grain reduction in production or crops ? Destruction of the power supply system, resulting in power outages ? Destruction of urban green system 36 Name 10 typhoon names presented by the Chinese: Dragon King, ( Sun) monkey, rabbit, petrels, Aeolus, Poseidon, Rhododendron, electric mother, hippocampus ,begonia. 龙王、（孙）悟空、玉兔、海燕、风神、海神、杜鹃、电 母、海马、海棠 These names show few disaster meanings.On the contrast,most of then are with meaning of civilization and peace, such as jasmine, rose, pearls, lotus, clouds and so on. When the typhoon makes serious damage in some areas, the country or region can present a new name instead. 37 Forest Fire 38 Forest Fire 39 Types of forest fire ? surface fire ( 地表火 ) ? canopy fire ( 林冠火 ) ? subsurface fire ( 地下火 ) 40 Factors coexist in forest fire ? combustibles ( 可燃物 ) ? ignition sources ( 火源 ) ? oxygen natural man-made organic material not less than 18% volcanic eruption lightning fire 41 Related factors ? weather ? terrains ( 地形 ) sunny slope( 阳坡 ) steep hill （陡坡） forest land （林地） high temperature continuous drought strong winds 42 Regularity of outbreak periodical （周期性） ? annual （ dry years ） ? seasonal (winter) ? daily (midday ) 43 Influence and prevention ? air environment ? ecological system ? social stability ? monitoring technology ? satellite remote sensing ? man ' s consciousness 44 Tsunami 45 Tsunami ? What is “tsunami”? The great waves ? “tsunami” is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length generated by earthquakes occurring blow or near the ocean , submarine landslides and eruptions. 46 Damage ? A Pacific-wide tsunami generated by the 1960 Chile Earthquake . ? The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 produced deadly tsunami waves in Alaska, Oregon and California. 47 ? in 1992 and 1993 over 2,000 people were killed by tsunamis occurring i