Flood
What type of flood happens suddenly due to heavy rain or dam failure. No time for preparation
Flash Flood
A prolonged unusual warming of sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific.
El Nino
Differentiate Tornado and Waterspout
[ANSWER MAY VARY]
A process of predicting when and where floods will happen is called FLOOD PREDICTION
False - it's FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNING
What does MGB means?
Mines and Geoscience Bureau
NATURAL OR ANTHROPOGENIC:
Snowmelt
NATURAL
Give 1 way on how to mitigate El Nino
- Constantly rehydrate
- Conserve household water supply and protect it from contamination
- Wear light clothing
- Avoid strenuous physical activity
- Listen to updates
How many kinds of tornado are there? Name them.
4 Kinds
- Rope
- Cone
- Wedge
- Multiple Vortex
EF 1 intensity of Tornado can uproot large trees.
False - it's EF 2
What does EF means?
Enhanced Fujita (Scale)
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How many EF's are there?
Pluvial Flood is caused by poor drainage in cities. Concrete surfaces prevent water absorption.
FALSE - It's Urban Flood
What does ENSO means?
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
What type of flood caused by poor drainage in cities. Concrete surfaces prevent water absorption.
Urban Flood
It involves prolonged unusual cooling of sea surface temperatures in Central and Eastern Pacific.
La Nina
What are the types of Waterspout?
Fair-Weather Waterspout and Tornadic Waterspout
Tornadic Waterspouts behave like tornadoes but on water.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Move at a 180-degree angle away from the waterspout if spotted nearby
FALSE - It must be 90-degree
NATURAL OR ANTHROPOGENIC:
Climate Change
ANTHROPOGENIC
Give 1 way of mitigating La Nina
- Boil water intended for drinking and even chlorinate it, if desired.
- Properly wash hands and clean parts of the body that unavoidably come into contact with floodwaters.
- Avoid striding in flooded areas
- Clean up or dispose of all possible breeding sites of mosquitoes
Under how many kilometer/s per hour can a Fair-Weather Waterspout travel?
Under 100 kph
Wedge Tornadoes are very wide and massive.
TRUE
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