DISASTER WATCH Natural disasters can destroy whole areas and kill thousands of people The only protection from them is to go on disaster watch This means knowing the warning signs that a disaster might be about to happen and having a plan for what to do if one strikes We cannot stop natural disasters from happening but being prepared can help minimize the harm caused by a disaster That Are Natural Disasters Natural disasters are nature's most damaging events They include wildfires earthquakes extreme storms floods tsunamis say soon ah mee and volcanic eruptions 6 Preparing for Natural oisasters Preparing for natural disasters helps us to reduce their effects in three key ways by increasing our chances of survival making our homes as disaster proof as possible reducing the long term effects of the
WN WILDFIRES Wildfires are one of the fastest moving deadliest natural disasters They start as small fires but can very quickly grow into large dangerous wildfires These fires can move fast so people who have prepared in advance and know how to react have a far better chance of surviving them than those who have not What Are wildfires EYEWITNESS WORDS CO Wildfires are fires that happen In June 2010 wildfires in Quebec Canada in scrub and forest lands They were so intense that Montreal resident can reach temperatures of more Paul Napoli could smell the smoke from than 1 470 °F 800 °C and more than 200 kilometres away may travel faster than people We were sure something was going up can escape them Most wildfires in lames I'd never smelled anything occur naturally but some are so intense even from a fire much closer deliberately lit by people who want to cause damage Preparing for wildfires wildfires and Bushfires In some countries such as Australia wildfires are called bushfires There are three key ways to prepare for a wildfire You must know the conditions in which wildfires start and how to act in response the safest places to be if a wildfire threatens the challenges facing those who survive li 1 In February 2009 the Black Saturday wildfires raged through Victoria Australia claiming the lives of nearly 200 people and injuring more than
