1. IT’S A DISASTER!
BY: Laia Camarasa – Diana Núñez

2. Vocabulary.
● Earthquake -> An
earthquake is
caused by a sudden
slip on a fault. The
tectonic plates are
always slowly
moving. An
earthquake releases
energy in waves
that travel through
the earth's crust.

3. Landslide - > is a
geological
phenomenon which
includes a wide
range of ground
movements, such as
rock falls, failure
of slopes and deep
shallow debris
flows.

4. A flood -> is a
natural event that
can have far
reaching
effects on people
and the environment.
is an overflow of
water that
submerges land
which is usually dry.

5. Volcano -> is an
opening, or
rupture, in the
surface or crust of
the Earth , which
allows hot lava,
volcanic ash and
gases to escape
from the magma
below the surface.

6. Tsunami in Japan
japan tsunami was
the largest and
most catastrophic
of the moment.
There have been
20,896 dead,
3,084 missing
and 6,025
injured

7. What is a tsunami?
● A tsunami from
Japan, is a series
of water waves
caused by the
displacement of a
large volume of a
body of water.

8. Effect of the tsunami
● On March 11, 2011
with memorial
ceremonies, speeches
and promises. More
than 300,000 people
are still in temporary
housing and nearly all
the country’s nuclear
power plants are
closed.