Natural Disaster Early Warning Systems

Natural Disaster Early Warning Systems
By Lindsay Jackson
<Tab/>Experts can recognise the conditions that lead to avalanches by studying terrain, snow and weather in an area; they can predict tornados and hurricanes 12 to 24 hours in advance. The problem is, many developing countries do not have an early warning system in place, and many people do not know the signs that a natural disaster is about to occur.
Avalanche
By definition, an avalanche is a mass of snow that slides down a mountain slope. Most avalanches result from weather conditions that cause snow on a mountain…