Hurricanes and Disasters

Name a negative effect of the Southeast being so near the Atlantic Ocean?

• Hurricanes that develop in the Atlantic Ocean can make landfall in the Southeast.

• To leave

• Tornadoes

Why do people in the Southeast work so hard to prepare for hurricanes?

• Thunderstorms

• Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage and danger

• Strong winds

What is the meaning of the word evacuate?

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstorms

• To leave

Hurricane Katrina caused ______1.______ as high as _____2.______, which destroyed homes along the ______3.________.

• Waves, 26 feet, Coast

• Strong Rain, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms

• Ocean, High, Land

During _______1._________, the storm surge damaged _______2.________ in New Orleans, and the area _______3._________.

• Storm, Roads, Cleared

• Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Flooded

• Strong Rain, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms

Name three types of weather hurricanes can bring:

• Hail, Snow, Flurries

• Wind, Sun, Clouds

• Strong rains, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes

7. The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act was enacted in 2006. What did it do?

• The act requires federal agencies to rescue, shelter, and care for pets during disasters.

• control the spread of disease

• Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage and danger

During Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in 2017, what happened to many of the pets?

• They were able to stay with their owners, some centers for displaced people accepted pets, and other pets were saved by animal shelters.

• The act requires federal agencies to rescue, shelter, and care for pets during disasters.

• control the spread of disease

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a field staff in all 50 states and in more than 120 other locations. What is the CDC dedicated to doing?

• The act requires federal agencies to rescue, shelter, and care for pets during disasters.

• control the spread of disease

• Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage and danger

Today, the agency responds to _____1._______, develops ______2._______, and tracks ______3.________.

• Strong rains, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes

• Waves, 26 feet, Coast

• Emergencies, Vaccines, Outbreaks