Natural Disasters
A hurricane is a type of what?
Cyclone
What happens when the water droplets get too large and heavy in clouds?
Rain comes
Does Thailand have a monsoon season?
Yes
True or False: The average yearly temperature is 82.85°F in Burkina Faso?
True
True or False: Most rain is perfectly safe to drink and maybe even cleaner than the public water supply.
True
Heat storms/waves occur when the temperature reaches 100 °F for how many consecutive days?
3 or more
Clouds are caused by condensation of what in the air?
Water Vapor
What is the most flood-prone country in the world according to a report by two researchers published on Water Resources Institute (WRI)?
India
What is the hottest country in the world?
Burkina Faso
True or false: The record for most rainfall in a single hour is 11.8 inches
False
A wildfire also is known as a ...
wildland fire, forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, peat fire, bushfire (in Australia), or hill fire
What continent is there the most monsoons?
Asia
the drought between July 1928 and May 1942 is called the?
1930s Dust Bowl drought
What Asian country is the Mayon Volcano located in?
Philippines
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the highest temperature ever recorded was what?
134 °F
A tsunami is a large ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or what?
Volcanic explosion
What brings a change in weather?
Wind
The title of "Hurricane Capital of the Caribbean" goes to the island of...
Abaco
How many times has the Mayon Volcano Erupted?
47 times
How many inches was the most intense snowfall ever recorded on the planet?
83 inches
A weather system technically becomes a hurricane once it reaches wind speeds of how many miles per hour?
74 miles per hour
Weather on Earth is caused by heat from the sun and movement of what?
Air
Is the USA a heavily hit hurricane country?
Yes
What continent is Burkina Faso located in?
Africa
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the highest temperature ever recorded was in what place?
Furnace Creek, California