Floods warnings and timely evacuation can save thousands ………………. lives. Technology has certainly …………….. (make) natural disasters more manageable. Now we can accurately predict hurricanes and heavy rains. Heavy storms ………………. (lash) the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa last year. However, since the government ……………….. (evacuate) millions of people before the storms and the rains hit these states, there were few casualties. Yes, the storms and the rains …………….. (cause) widespread damage to property. Still, timely warnings …………….. (save) human lives.

Earthquakes …………. (be) another natural disaster that …………… (cause) a great deal of damage to life and property. Earthquakes ………….. by the movement of plates in earth’s crust. When these plates get stuck, pressure …………….. (build) up. Earthquakes occur when this pressure ……………… (release). If an earthquake ……………… (occur) under the water, it can cause a tsunami.

Answers

Floods warnings and timely evacuation can save thousands of lives. Technology has certainly made natural disasters more manageable. Now we can accurately predict hurricanes and heavy rains. Heavy storms lashed the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa last year. However, since the government had evacuated millions of people before the storms and the rains hit these states, there were few casualties. Yes, the storms and the rains caused widespread damage to property. Still, timely warnings saved human lives.

Earthquakes are another natural disaster that causes a great deal of damage to life and property. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of plates in earth’s crust. When these plates get stuck, pressure builds up. Earthquakes occur when this pressure is released. If an earthquake occurs under the water, it can cause a tsunami.