Analyse your event
People can't stop extreme events — but science helps them predict, prepare and respond, which saves lives.
Using your case-study card, answer the three scientist's questions about your event.
| Question | My answer |
|---|---|
| Cause: what set it off? | |
| Effect: on the land and people? | |
| Response: predict / prepare / respond? |
Find one number on your card (wind speed, flood height, wave height) and explain what it tells you about how serious the event was.
Tsunami energy chain & event summary
A tsunami isn't one big surfing wave — it's a huge amount of energy travelling through the water from an undersea earthquake.
1. Sketch and label the tsunami energy chain: undersea earthquake → seafloor shifts → wave travels → surges up at the coast.
2. Write a short summary of one extreme event: its cause, two effects, and one way people prepare to reduce harm.
Exit ticket
Name one way people prepare for an extreme event, and explain why it reduces harm.