1. Tunguska Event

2. Science in Hazards
With the help of new
technologies and advances in
astronomy, scientists can
warn us of possible events
Pedro Duque is investigating how to
know when a meteorite will crash into
the earth

3. Knowing Hazard risk can help
people make decisions
With the knowledge of
the event, every dead
animal could have
been saved and many
people might have
saved material losses.

4. Linkages exist between natural
hazards
Tunguska event destroyed
about 200.000 sq. Km radius,
leaving nothing alive.
Fortunately, the disaster did
not kill anyone, this only
caused damage to the flora
and fauna of the place.

5. Humans can turn disastrous events
into catastrophes
Nowadays, the event
would have killed
thousands of people,
because of the increase
of the population in the
area.

6. Consequences of hazards can be
minimized
The government of the
time didn’t care about
the event, but they
could have helped to
all the people who
lived near.

7. By:
Mario y Juan Diego