Test Your Knowledge on Hydrometeorological Hazards and Natural Disasters

7 Questions

Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between land and the lower atmosphere

Typhoons, thunderstorms, floods, storm surges, tornadoes, El Nino, and La Nina

Intense circulating winds with heavy rain over tropical waters and land

Abnormal rises in coastal waters due to strong winds or movement of the sea bottom

Formed from strong winds and low thunderstorm clouds and have a cyclonic counterclockwise motion

A large-scale warming of the ocean and atmosphere across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific

Weather satellites, weather stations, Doppler radars, and automated rain gauges

Study Notes

Hydrometeorological hazards are dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between land and the lower atmosphere.
Examples of these hazards include typhoons, thunderstorms, floods, storm surges, tornadoes, El Nino, and La Nina.
Typhoons are intense circulating winds with heavy rain over tropical waters and land.
Thunderstorms are characterized by heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.
Flooding occurs when there is excessive water on dry land.
Flash floods are rapid flows of water on saturated or poorly absorbing soil.
Storm surges are abnormal rises in coastal waters due to strong winds or movement of the sea bottom.
Tornadoes form from strong winds and low thunderstorm clouds and have a cyclonic counterclockwise motion.
El Nino is a large-scale warming of the ocean and atmosphere across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific, while La Nina is the cooling of the same areas.
Tools for monitoring these hazards include weather satellites, weather stations, Doppler radars, and automated rain gauges, and there are also natural signs to watch out for.