Interactive World Map Activity Directions Go to https gdacs org and select three different examples of natural disasters that have occurred within the last month globally You will complete the charts below for each To access more information click on the icon then click the full report here link Volcanic eruption Etna is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability Disaster Type Volcano Country Affected Italy Duration of Event 13 55 UTC Disaster Type Forest fire Country Affected Nigeria Duration of Event 19 days Event 1 Impact Event 2 Impact Event 3 This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability Disaster Type Tropical cyclone Country Affected Madagascar Duration of Event 8 days Impact Tropical Cyclone EMNATI 22 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed exposed population and vulnerability Analysis Questions Answer each of the following in complete sentences Each response should be 2 3 sentences minimum 1 Of the three events you chose which one do you think had the greatest impact on the individual community and environmental levels and why The forest fire in Nigeria continued for nineteen days that I choose which I think has the greatest impact among these three events the forest fire will happen usually caused by lightning Heatwaves droughts and cyclical climate shifts all significantly increase wildfire crises Drought and small forest fires are the main factors contributing to very large forest fires 2 Which of the events if any can be caused by climate change What evidence supports this Forest fire it becomes the main cause of gas emissions not only exacerbating climate change the high temperature of the fires dries out the air in the originally humid rainforest and also changes the local rainfall pattern Livelihood issues such as rising prices and rising energy costs 3 What would be the potential impact on an individual community and environmental level if one of these events happened where you live Firefighting will cause casualties to forest guards and firefighters and lost the talent to guard Taiwan s mountain forests If a fire broke out in other mountain forests at the same time they would not be able to respond quickly and put out the fire As far as the forest itself is concerned a large amount of smoke and dust after burning will cause air pollution which directly affects the health of organisms trees are burned to the point of withering and collapsing animals are burned to death or forced to migrate which reduces the already formed ecological diversity and also allows aliens Species have the opportunity to invade Furthermore the surface soil has no plant protection and it is easy to cause landslides or landslides in the rainy season It will also further affect the function of regulating the climate due to the death of a large number of trees The tree species itself will be replaced and because the tree species is too single forest fires are more likely to occur