Shahaad- Natural Disasters

They all affect each other by interconnecting. For instance the atmosphere influences the hydrosphere by having changes in temperatures that directly influences the hydrological cycle ie; an atmospheric change such as heat could result in evaporation after rain. The Geosphere helps affect the biosphere as from it living organisms get minerals for everyday things such as coal to power things. The hydrosphere and geosphere connect because bodies of water could have an huge impact on land such as glaciers, lakes, oceans while in turn the geosphere shapes coastlines which can affect where bodies of water are placed and how they flow. The biosphere and atmosphere interconnect because living organisms depend on the atmosphere for not only weather but gasses such as oxygen. In turn things like photosynthesis benefit the atmosphere because it regulates gases such as carbon dioxide.

I think understanding environmental science will help aid in handling/ preventing natural disasters because it will provide more insight into how these systems work. With more insight comes a level of understanding that is crucial when it comes to aiding because you can find ways to navigate those earth system(s) to prevent natural disasters. An example of this is studying seismic activity that focuses on monitoring tectonic plates, from this it can be seen what places/regions are at more risk of experiencing something like an earthquake, which would in turn help give time to prepare by the way infrastructure in that region is developed, evacuation steps and trends to predict the next time one could occur.

My overall reaction was surprise. Usually when I hear about a disaster such as a tornado I don’t think beyond a base level understanding. Researching about it for this project though I never knew how complex they could be, so much so to the point where if winds are strong enough events like twin tornadoes could occur which I had no knowledge of before this project.