Natural Disasters
What are some of the things in the world that show nature is strong and gets its way against the man made world?
I carried out some research on what kinds of natural disasters, as we call them, affect the man made world, and how strong the hit is.
I looked at the most obvious types of disasters such as tornados, tsunamis, flooding, earthquakes, and land slides. Below I have taken the literary meaning of a natural disaster from Wikipedia and analysed it to my understanding, and interpretation.
“A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses.”
This shows how natural impacts on Earth are seen as disasters rather than just impacts. To me, that suggests that the man made objects can be destroyed and wiped out in seconds, if nature wanted to… and we cannot underestimate its power. No matter how much we try and build more houses over something that used to be a forest, nature, in a different form can come back and always take over again.
Below are a small collection of pictures that i put together which show the destruction nature can cause. (Secondary Pictures)
I carried out some research on what kinds of natural disasters, as we call them, affect the man made world, and how strong the hit is.
I looked at the most obvious types of disasters such as tornados, tsunamis, flooding, earthquakes, and land slides. Below I have taken the literary meaning of a natural disaster from Wikipedia and analysed it to my understanding, and interpretation.
“A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses.”
This shows how natural impacts on Earth are seen as disasters rather than just impacts. To me, that suggests that the man made objects can be destroyed and wiped out in seconds, if nature wanted to… and we cannot underestimate its power. No matter how much we try and build more houses over something that used to be a forest, nature, in a different form can come back and always take over again.
Below are a small collection of pictures that i put together which show the destruction nature can cause. (Secondary Pictures)
Tsunamis
“Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (detonations of nuclear devices at sea), landslides and other mass movements, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved, the effects of tsunamis can be devastating.”
I decided to look at one natural disaster and analyse some pictures that give me a visual outlook on the natural disaster. And what my first impressions of the pictures are. These are shown below.
Recent Natural Disasters
Below, you will see a few natural disasters that took place all over the world. I wanted to look at tese to show that nature shows its strength almost everyday, and these are just a few recent MAJOR ways that nature shows us these disasters. The consistency of these rates really shocked me, as i didnt know so many natural disasters take place everyday. Although i am not focusing on big disasters such as these, it is always good to find out how big these effects really are, and how often they take place.
Information taken from Normal http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/natural-disasters?page=2
Information taken from Normal http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/natural-disasters?page=2
15 Jun 2009: In Serbia and Bulgaria hail is a threat to life and limb as well as a serious economic problem for farmers
14 Jun 2009: Chinese couple struck as they climbed an undeveloped section of the Great Wall in Huairou, Beijing
5 Jun 2009: US must adopt an integrated model of water management like the Netherlands
2 Jun 2009: Tropical cyclone Aila left at least 200 people dead after it struck western Bangladesh and West Bengal
29 May 2009: Climate change is greatest humanitarian challenge facing the world as heatwaves, floods and forest fires become more severe
14 Jun 2009: Chinese couple struck as they climbed an undeveloped section of the Great Wall in Huairou, Beijing
5 Jun 2009: US must adopt an integrated model of water management like the Netherlands
2 Jun 2009: Tropical cyclone Aila left at least 200 people dead after it struck western Bangladesh and West Bengal
29 May 2009: Climate change is greatest humanitarian challenge facing the world as heatwaves, floods and forest fires become more severe
27 May 2009: Bangladesh soldiers deployed to take food and medicine to tens of thousands stranded in flooded villages
24 May 2009: Torrential rains and strong winds leave one man dead and force thousands to flee their homes on eastern coast
22 May 2009: Natural disasters have a disproportionate affect on the world's billions of urban poor, according to a United Nations survey of the past 30 years
7 May 2009: Official figures estimate 5,335 students died when schoolrooms collapsed but critics say the number is much higher (earthquake)
24 May 2009: Torrential rains and strong winds leave one man dead and force thousands to flee their homes on eastern coast
22 May 2009: Natural disasters have a disproportionate affect on the world's billions of urban poor, according to a United Nations survey of the past 30 years
7 May 2009: Official figures estimate 5,335 students died when schoolrooms collapsed but critics say the number is much higher (earthquake)
Top 10 Natural Disasters
These disasters are much more effective than the ones that are stated above... They show the ultimate strength that the nature has that can even destroy the world. It is interesting to think how our world would cope if all these disasters happened in one day. Im sure not many people would survive. Looking at things in a larger scale has made me understand the overall impact the nature can make on the world... and i want to find out how small things show the strenght of nature, that slowly build up into big problems.
Information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll
Information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll
1.1931 China floods
China
July-November, 1931
Deaths: 2,000,000–4,000,000
2.1887 Yellow River flood
China
September-October, 1887
Deaths: 900,000–2,000,000
3.1556 Shaanxi earthquakeShaanxi Province,
China
January 23, 1556
Deaths:830,000
4.1970 Bhola cyclone Bangladesh
November 13, 1970
Deaths:500,000
5. 1839 India Cyclone
India
November 25, 1839
Deaths:300,000
China
July-November, 1931
Deaths: 2,000,000–4,000,000
2.1887 Yellow River flood
China
September-October, 1887
Deaths: 900,000–2,000,000
3.1556 Shaanxi earthquakeShaanxi Province,
China
January 23, 1556
Deaths:830,000
4.1970 Bhola cyclone Bangladesh
November 13, 1970
Deaths:500,000
5. 1839 India Cyclone
India
November 25, 1839
Deaths:300,000
6.526 Antioch earthquake Antioch, Turkey
May 20, 526
Deaths:250,000
7.1976 Tangshan earthquake Tangshan, Hebei,
China
July 28, 1976
Deaths:242,000
8.1920 Haiyuan earthquake Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu,
China
December 26, 1920
Deaths:240,000
9.1975 Banqiao Dam floodZhumadian, Henan Province,
China
August 7, 1975
Deaths:90,000–230,000
10.2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami
Indian Ocean
December 26, 2004
Deaths:229,866
May 20, 526
Deaths:250,000
7.1976 Tangshan earthquake Tangshan, Hebei,
China
July 28, 1976
Deaths:242,000
8.1920 Haiyuan earthquake Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu,
China
December 26, 1920
Deaths:240,000
9.1975 Banqiao Dam floodZhumadian, Henan Province,
China
August 7, 1975
Deaths:90,000–230,000
10.2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami
Indian Ocean
December 26, 2004
Deaths:229,866
(NaturalNews) The number of natural disasters around the world has increased by more than four times in the last 20 years, according to a report released by the British charity Oxfam. Oxfam analyzed data from the Red Cross, United Nations and researchers at Louvain University in Belgium. It found that the earth is currently experiencing approximately 500 natural disasters per year, compared with 120 per year in the early 1980s. The number of weather-related disasters in 2006 was 240, compared with 60 in 1980.
This supports my opinion very well about how the world is becoming very weak in front of natures eyes. The fact that more and more natural disasters have started to appear just hows how much MORE the nature could do in future years.
My point about natures strenght being very high compared to the man made items is proven through this article. However, i want to find out whether nature would take over the nam made objects completely in the next coming decades, or would it just stay balanced as it is
This supports my opinion very well about how the world is becoming very weak in front of natures eyes. The fact that more and more natural disasters have started to appear just hows how much MORE the nature could do in future years.
My point about natures strenght being very high compared to the man made items is proven through this article. However, i want to find out whether nature would take over the nam made objects completely in the next coming decades, or would it just stay balanced as it is
