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Example Map-United States. Ms. Henderson. Some of the Major Natural Disasters. Landslides 1998-199Aldercrest-Banyon Landslide-Washington Earthquakes 1994-Northridge Earthquake-LA, California 1989-Loma Prieta Earthquake-San Francisco, California Heat Waves 1999-Midwest and Northeast
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Example Map-United States Ms. Henderson
Some of the Major Natural Disasters • Landslides • 1998-199Aldercrest-Banyon Landslide-Washington • Earthquakes • 1994-Northridge Earthquake-LA, California • 1989-Loma Prieta Earthquake-San Francisco, California • Heat Waves • 1999-Midwest and Northeast • 1995-Chicago Heat Wave • Wild Fires • 2007-California Wildfires • Floods • 2011-Mississippi Valley Floods • 1995-Louisiana Floods • Tornadoes • April 2011-Southeastern states • May 2011-Joplin, Missouri • Hurricanes • 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita • 2004 Hurricane Ivan • Blizzards • 1998- North American Ice Storm (Northeast) • 1993-Storm of the Century (East Coast)
Sources • Graphics: • United States Map: multimedialearningllc.wordpress.com • Snowflake: brainpopcorn.com • Heat Wave: forbard.com • Earthquake: http://previews2.nvtech.com/100/tf05018/NVTech_envi0122.jpg • Fire: sccgov.org • Hurricane: keep3.sjfc.edu • Tornado: me062.k12.sd.us • Flood: rosiepiter.com • Landslide: redcross.org • Information-Hogan, Dan. ScienceDaily. Science Daily, 1998. Web. 17 Feb. 2012.<http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/l/list_of_major_natural_disasters_in_the_united_states.htm>.