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The Powerof Nature:UnderstandingNatural DisastersWelcometo ourpresentation!We willexplore thecauses,impacts,and responsesto variousnatural disasters,including hurricanes,tsunamis,and droughts.Lets learnfrom ourplanets awesomepower.Natural DisasterVocabularyNatural DisasterCatastrophicEvents causedby naturalhazards,such Extremelyharmful anddestructive;as floodsand earthquakes,that resultin causingoverwhelming damageandhuman ormaterial losses.suffering.Fierce DevastatingMarkedby extremeintensity ofemotion Causinggreat damage,harm ordestruction.or conviction;violent inforce ormagnitude.Hurricane KatrinaImpactResponse LessonsLearned2005hurricane thatIt wasa complexresponse,The hurricaneexposeddevastated NewOrleans,mostly inadequateand slow.failed policies,socialcausing over1,800deaths Despiteshortcomings,inequalities,and lackofand extensivedamage.It volunteers,first responders,preparedness andresponse.revealed shortcomingsin andNGOs effectivelyhelped Itled toreforms indisasterdisaster preparednessand during and afterthe management,insurance,response atall levelsof disaster.housing,and infrastructuregovernment.development.2004Indian OceanTsunami1CausesAn underseamegathrust earthquakenear Sumatra,Indonesia,producedwaves thatspread acrossthe IndianOcean andstruck14countries.Around230,000people diedin thedisaster.2DevastationThe wavesdamaged ordestroyed infrastructure,homes,and ecosystems.Many survivorslost everythingand hadto dealwith loss,trauma,anddisplacement.3ResponseThe globalcommunity providedaid,such asfood,medicine,shelter,andtechnical assistance,for theaffected countries.Organizations andindividualsmobilized forrelief andrecovery.The DustBowlCauses ImpactEfforts toAddressA combinationof naturalThe duststorms affectedThe governmentand localand human factorscaused agriculture,health,and communitiesimplementeda periodof severedust economy,and forcedmany variouspolicies andstormsin theGreat Plainspeople toleave theirhomes practicesto reduceerosion,of theUnited Statesduringandseek betterpromote conservation,andthe1930s.Drought,opportunities elsewhere.Its restorethe degradedland.erosion,and overfarmingestimated thataround
2.5These effortshaveled tothe lossof fertilesoil millionpeople migratedimproved theconditions inandgrassland.from theregion duringthe areaand provideathat period.model forenvironmentalrestoration.Listening Practice1News reportsListento newsstories aboutnatural disastersand identifykey details,suchas thetime,location,and causeof the event,the humanimpact,and theresponseof authoritiesand individuals.2Interviews withsurvivorsListen topeople whohave experiencednatural disastersand identifythemain ideasand supportingdetails about their stories,emotions,andexperiences.3DocumentariesAnalyze thetone andattitude ofspeakers indocumentaries aboutnaturaldisasters,such astheir language,sources,and message.Reflect on thepurposes andeffectiveness ofsuch documentaries.Writing PracticeNewsreport Descriptiveessay ArgumentativeessayWrite anews reportabout Writea descriptiveessay Writean argumentativeanatural disasterthat isabouttheimpact of a essayontheresponsibilityhappening orhas naturaldisaster ona ofindividuals andhappenedrecently.Include communitythat youhave governmentsin preventingthefacts,figures,and visitedor researched.Use natural disasters,orhuman intereststories vividlanguage toportray mitigatingtheir impact.that conveythe thesights,sounds,smells,Use evidenceandsignificance andand emotionsof thepeople reasoningto supportyourcomplexity oftheevent.and placesaffected.thesis andaddressUse clearand concisecounterarguments.language.Speaking Practice1Impact ofnatural disasterson communitiesRole-play adiscussion abouthow differenttypes ofnaturaldisastersaffectdifferent communities,and howthey canbe preparedand resilient.Each personcan represent a different group,such asa farmer,a teacher,a student,a businessowner,or agovernment official.2Government responseto naturaldisastersDebate theeffectiveness andfairness ofgovernment responseto naturaldisasters,considering issuessuch asfunding,planning,accountability,andhumanrights.Each personcan representadifferentpolitical partyor viewpoint.3Community meetingto addressthe aftermathofanaturaldisasterRole-play acommunity meetingwhere variousstakeholders discusshow torespondto arecent naturaldisaster intheir area.Each personcanrepresentadifferent interest,such asa victim,a volunteer,a journalist,a scientist,or aleader.。