Works Cited:

WHAT IS THE HYDROSPHERE?

The hydrosphere includes all of
the water in and on the Earth.
(National Geographic)
HAZARD: Drought

WHAT IS THE LITHOSPHERE?

The lithosphere is the outer, solid
portion of the earth.
(National Geographic)
HAZARD: Volcanoes

WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE?

The atmosphere is all of the
layers of gases that surround
the earth.
(National Geographic)
HAZARD: Tornadoes

Prepping For a Volcano Eruption.

http://americanpreppersnetwork.
com/2014/08/preparing-volcano-eruption.html
National Geographic Interactive
MapMaker.
http://mapmaker.education.nationalgeographic.com

OUTSIDE
Hazard field trip.
COVER
Hazards occuring in the
Earths hydrosphere,
lithosphere & atmosphere.

Tornadoes Increasingly Coming in Swarms

in the US.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/
tornado-swarms-study_n_5998328.html
US Tornado Clmatology.
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climate-information/extreme-events/us-tornado-climatology
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/
files/stalley_0.gif
Fujita Tornado Damage Scale.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/fscale.html
Drought.
http://nws.noaa.gov/os/brochures/climate/
DroughtPublic2.pdf
WA Drought.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/wa-drought-could-be-worst-for750-years-20100205-niee.html

STOP 1:

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

STOP 2:

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR

STOP 3:

OKLAHOMA CITY, UNITED STATES

Bre Pastrana, Yulissa Garcia Lizarraga,
Diana Hernandez, Elizabeth Cecconi

Stop One:

Drought in Sydney

Drought occurs when a region has less

precipitation over an extended period of
time (NWS). Precipitation can be snow, hail,
rain and/or sleet, and the blue on the map
above represents an average of 1000-1500
millimeters.
Australia is often subject to drought,
because the rainfall patterns in the
region variy so often. Since droughts are
unpredictable, one way to prevent their
negative effects is to conserve as much
water as possible in the seasons of the year
that there is heavy rainfall.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/wadrought-could-be-worst-for-750-years-20100205-niee.html

Stop Two:

Volcanoes in San Salvador

The two volcanoes that are in San Salvador

both occur along the western coast, closest
to the Pacific Ocean. This is due largely in
part to the figurative Ring of Fire formed
by tectonic plates buried deep withing the
Earths crust.
Volcanoes can be formed when two
tectonic plates push against each other. They
tend to erupt when an earthquake occurs,
and a physical sign of this activity is gases
being emitted from the volcano.
People that live in regions near volcanoes
should be aware of the potential risk of
eruption. Residents should know the
indicators of a volcanic eruption, and need
to know the evacuation route, should an
eruption occur.

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2176456/images/o-TORNADOfacebook.jpg

Stop Three:

Tornadoes in Oklahoma City

OUTSIDE
COVER

Tornadoes are fairly common to the midwest

of the United States, as shown in the above
map of Oklahoma City. The orange lines
represent a magnitude 4 on the Fujita scale,
and red represents a magnitude 5. All of the
tornadoes shown caused more than severe
damage.
Tornadoes tend to occur in regions where
cold air meets warm air (NOAA). This
means that the United States is an ideal
location, because it lies between 30 & 50N.
Specifically, there is a region called Tornado
Alley, and there are higher numbers of
tornadoes occuring within this area.
[see photo below]

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/stalley_0.gif