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What are hydrometeorological hazards?
What are hydrometeorological hazards?
- Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between land and the lower atmosphere (correct)
- Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between the upper atmosphere and outer space
- Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy within the Earth's crust
- Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy within the ocean
What are examples of hydrometeorological hazards?
What are examples of hydrometeorological hazards?
- Typhoons, thunderstorms, floods, storm surges, tornadoes, El Nino, and La Nina (correct)
- Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, wildfires, tsunamis, and hurricanes
- Droughts, heat waves, blizzards, hailstorms, and sandstorms
- None of the above
What are typhoons?
What are typhoons?
- Intense circulating winds with heavy rain over tropical waters and land (correct)
- Intense circulating winds with heavy snow over polar waters and land
- Intense circulating winds with heavy rain over temperate waters and land
- Intense circulating winds with heavy fog over desert waters and land
What are storm surges?
What are storm surges?
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What are tornadoes?
What are tornadoes?
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What is El Nino?
What is El Nino?
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What tools are used for monitoring hydrometeorological hazards?
What tools are used for monitoring hydrometeorological hazards?
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- 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.
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