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STUDY NOTE,, STD:8 UNIT :13, AS THE TORRENTIAL RAINS POURED DOWN..., , Natural phenomena have considerable impact on the physiographic structure, climate as well as, life forms in any region. Write examples for Natural phenomena, , + Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, sea surges, storms, torrential rains, severe, drought, severe cold and changes in direction of river flow., 2Write a short note on the impact of natural phenomena on lifeforms., , + ‘The danger of death or physical injury, , ‘+ May lose your home, possessions, and community., , + Chronic disease and short-term unemployment, 3. Writea brief summary on tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004., , + Devastating waves swallowed our coasts and it caused severe damage to life and property., , + Earthquake occurred near Sumatra, the Indonesian Island in Indian Ocean and 14 countries, , were affected., , + Sea waves rose to over 100 feet., , +The overall death toll from the 14 countries was over 2.25 lakhs., , * More than ten thousand people lost their lives in India itself,, , + Several people including children died in Kerala, 4.Name the monsoon seasons which are experienced in Kerala, , + South West and North East monsoon, 5.How did the floods caused by the torrential rains in August 2018, affected the lives of the people i, Kerala?, , + Therains that lashed Kerala between June 2018 and August 2018 were much more than the, , normal., , + This caused considerable flooding in 13 out of the 14 districts., , + The damage and destruction caused by the floods in 2018 can never be really estimated., , ‘+ Ithad its devastative effect on all the sectors,, , + It took away hundreds of liv., , + The land,, , , , wironment as well as the lifeforms including man were subjected to flood,, , + The agricultural sector was wholly affected by the floods.