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Typhoon
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Earthquake
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Predictability
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Depend on determining the position and strength
of high- and low-pressure areas, and predicting how those areas will change
during the life of a tropical system. The deep layer mean flow, or average
wind
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Changes
in seismic pressure and shear waves passing through rock
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Frequency
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The strongest earthquakes (8.0 magnitude) happen once a
year while the weakest ones (2.1 magnitude) happen 1.3 million times a year.
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About 79 typhoons form globally
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Duration
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An
8.0 magnitude earthquake can be felt for 30-40 minutes from hundreds of miles
away
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Typhoon
Yolanda, one of the strongest typhoons to make landfall, lasted for 9 days.
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Spatial Distribution
According to this map Hurricanes can be
found on and near the equator. There are hurricane zones in the Pacific Ocean.
There are also hurricane zones around the Caribbean, Central America, and the
eastern coast of America.
Earthquakes usually occur on fault lines.
These earthquakes happen where the tectonic plates meet and converge into each
other.
Both earthquakes and hurricanes affect
shore lines. Both are common in South East Asia. Both occur due to pressure
changes. Earthquakes are cause by changes in pressure between plates.
Hurricanes are caused by changes in air pressure.
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Earthquakes
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Hurricanes
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Significant
terrain alterations
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Haphazard
destruction of human settlements
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Unstable
land collapses
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Almost
everything destroyed by wind and water
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Can
damage electric lines causing fire
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Social
order deterioration regarding Katrina
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Enables
people to be forewarned more easily
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