Hurricanes Vs' Volcanoes

1
Hurricanes Vs. Volcanoes

• A research into the devastation of natural
  disasters in Spanish speaking countries.

2
Natural Disasters

• "Events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods,
  tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes are
  natural disasters because they cause high amounts
  of devastation. Spanish speaking countries are
  effected yearly with such natural disasters.
  Anna Neale and Connie Watson

3
What does the word devastation mean to you?

• A tragic event that affects a large number of
  people.
• The event causes a large amount of emotional
  stress.
• The event also causes a large amount of
  physical and monetary damage.

4
What are the two natural disasters that effect
Spanish speaking counties?
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
5
Which is more devastating?
A hurricane or..
6
Is a volcano more devastating?

• What is your hypothesis?

7
The Research!
8
Dangers of Hurricanes
9
Hurricanes

• Dominican Republic 1508 destroying...the entire
  population of Buenaventura
• Mexico 1615 San Miguel (400 tons) sunk in storm.
  "Nothing was saved, not even the crew or
  passengers.

• Cuba 1778 greatest loss of human lives by
  drowning
• Dominican Republic 1680 submerged...many
  vessels...(including) twenty-five ships of
  France...causing the death of most several
  Spanish ships lost as well.

10
Volcanoes
11
Volcanoes

• PARACUTIN
• Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth,
  growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin
  provided such an opportunity. The eruption that
  created Paricutin began in 1943 and continued to
  1952.
• Lava flows covered about 10 square miles and had
  a volume of about 0.3 cubic miles.
• Three people were killed by lightning associated
  with the eruption.

• The effect an eruption will have on a nearby city
  could vary from none at all to catastrophic. For
  example, atmospheric conditions might carry ash
  away from the city or topography might direct
  lahars and pyroclastic flows to unpopulated
  areas. In contrast, under certain atmospheric,
  eruption and/or topographic conditions, lahars,
  pyroclastic flows, and/or ash fall could enter
  the city causing death and destruction.

12
The Results!
13
Hurricanes!

• Hurricanes are more devastating than volcanoes
  according to the definition of devastation.