Explain causes and effect of any four natural disasters.
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ANY 4 NATURAL DISASTERS:
1)Floods-These are caused due to excessive rainfall.( cause)
Floods cause loss to human life and property and result in the destruction of crops and washing away of the fertile top soil from the fields. (effect)
2)Droughts and famines - These are a result of ill preparedness to face insufficient monsoon or ultimately rains that destroy crops. (cause)
It can result in the destruction of crops. (effect)
3)Cloudbursts- These refers to the sudden occurrence of torrential rainfall from cumulonimbus clouds(most rain-bearing clouds)(cause)
The excessive rain from the cumulonimbus clouds causes devastating floods and landslides in the hilly regions. (effect)
4) Epidemics -These break out once the flood waters start receding. (cause)
These creates unhygienic conditions,e.g.typhoid fever, cholera,hepatitis and dengue. (effect)