Extreme Weather 

Argentina is at high risk for many natural disasters therefore, it is not surprising for there to be a red flag when it comes to severe weather. One of the most threatening with severe weather would be flooding, there is often very extreme rainfall. This rainfall causes mass flooding in Argentina, this causes many difficulties for the civilians living there. Agriculture is especially affected by rainfall, this is very dangerous for the economy and the civilians due to the shortage of surplus in Argentina. Flooding also makes civilians have to evacuate their homes because the floods destroy many buildings. These floods also have taken the lives of many, which is very devastating because these innocent lives were lost due to severe weather which all leads back to global warming.

The picture above shows just how much rainfall there is. It also demonstrates how the civilians are living due to these extreme weather.

https://www.climatescorecard.org/2017/04/argentina-extreme-weather-event/

https://www.dw.com/en/locals-demand-action-as-extreme-weather-ravages-argentinas-cities/a-17457619

http://www.thesurfchannel.com/news/20130403/surfing-the-streets-of-buenos-aires-flash-flooding-kills-35/

Mass Wasting in Argentina

Mass wasting is the event in which soil, rock, and regolith create a continuous movement that is controlled by the large force of gravity, much greater than a landslide. Argentina has been at high risk for many natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and mass wasting is no exception is also a factor that can be included in this category. Given Argentina's landscape, it is at a much higher risk for an event of mass wasting. In winter there's snow so when spring comes there ice begins to melt which can cause these large landslides due to avalanches. Mass wasting is commonly followed after an earthquake, these earthquakes have cause the country to have vast mountain range which are also a risk factor for these events.

Argentina’s main plan of action is to evacuate the town or city affected, however, when these events occur is often caused by rain so there is also a lot of flooding. Meaning that most cities or towns are in crisis at around the same time. In this case, the local authorities help those who have been affected by natural disasters.

Volcanos

Argentina's Volcanos:

There is a total of 39 volcanoes in the country of Argentina, most are located near the Andes by the Chile border. This country is considered classified as high in volcanic activity. Most or all of the volcanoes are active, therefore when they are awaken it causes major destruction all over causing many problems.

Volcano warning: 

The Argentine Observatory of Volcanic Surveillance (OAV) has a system in place that helps provide warning signs for possibles eruption threats. They use a device that monitors the volcano system which helps this organization detect when an eruption might take place and inform the population of Argentina.  The last major eruption in Argentina was the Copahue volcano in 2013, those who were evacuated lived 15 miles away from the volcano.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/argentina.html

http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/12-argentina/VA

https://agu.confex.com/agu/18chapman1/webprogram/Paper328286.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22684322

EarthQuakes

The city of San Juan is the area with the highest seismicity risk in Argentina. This place is known to have very strong earthquakes every fifty years. Knowing this you expect there to be a well thought out plan for earthquakes, however, there is no actual plan. A few students from the National University of San Juan joined together to create a system that applies to different age groups. This allows for everyone to learn what to do in case of an earthquake, even children.  There is also an option for families to create a family plan. The reason why there is a risk of earthquakes in Argentina is that tension between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate cause major earthquakes in Chile. In the Chile-Argentina Border, there is high seismicity rick as seen in the map below.

http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtml?region=S_America

http://www.eird.org/eng/revista/no_13_2006/art21.htm

https://www.tes.com/lessons/rddiB5p1tnp6Wg/biggest-earthquake

Argentina is located on the of South American Plate but is still near the Nazca Plate. The South American Plate is surrounded by the Caribbean Plate, the Nazca plate, the Antarctic Plate and the African Plate. These two plates are convergent boundaries this is where the plates are moving toward each other causing compression. These compressions cause large mountain ranges and volcanoes. Argentina is near Chile which has the Andes mountains which are a result of these compressions.

Martin, Erin.“Plate Tectonics in the Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina with Erin Martin.” TravelingGeologist. http://www.travelinggeologist.com/2017/08/plate-tectonics-in-the-sierras-pampeanas-argentina/. Accessed 31 August 2018

Keller, A. Edward, and Duane E. DeVecchio. Natural Hazards, Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. 4th ed., Pearson Education, 2015. Print. Accessed 29 August 2018

Shin, Edward. “South American Plate.” Americas: Tectonics. https://americastectonics.weebly.com/south-american-plate.html. Web 2017. Accessed 31 August 2018

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The Difference Between Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

Hazards:

A hazard interprets as a risk or danger. It has the potential to harm living beings and land. 

a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time

a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time

Disasters:

A disaster is a sudden hazardous event that often results in deaths. There are four variables that must occur in order for an event to be classified as a disaster 

1. 10 or more people are killed. 
2. 100 or more people are affected. 
3. State of emergency is declared.
4. International assistance is requested

Catastrophes:

A catastrophe is a disaster that takes years to recover, resulting in the necessity for money spent on the area affected.