NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE USA

Volcanic eruption

In the United States, the volcanos are situated in the west part of the country making a line along the Rocky Mountains.

 The biggest volcanic eruption in the United States is the Mount Saint Helena’s eruption, which occurred in 1980. The enormous columna of ashes arrived to 11 states. In this natural disaster 57 people and thousands of animals died, hundreds of squared kilometres of land were completely devastated, more than a thousand million dollars in material damages… The closest area to the volcano was later converted into “the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument”

Flood

Las inundaciones más grandes de estados unidos ocurrieron en abril del 2011, cuando dos grandes tormentas produjeron unas enormes inundaciones al rio misisipi, que junto con el deshielo anual, aumento su caudal enormemente en mayo de 2011. Las áreas que sufriero las principales inundaciones fueron Illinois, Misuri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas y Misisipi.

Catorce personas murieron en Arkansas y miles de hogares fueron evacuados.  

 Tornados

In the USA, the area where there are more possibilities for tornados to create is located between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. In the United States, tornados are very frequent, and every year approximately 1200 tornados kill an average of 60 people.

 Blizzards

In the USA, blizzards are very frequent, usually in the north and north-west of the country. In this blizzards, there is strong wind, temperatures are very low and it’s snows a lot