Week 16: Final Hazards Report
The main natural hazards that are the most dangerous in Hong Kong are landslides and typhoons. I will first begin with typhoons because as we mentioned before all of the earth’s cycles are connected to one another. Typhoons are the term used for hurricanes that occur in the Northwest-Pacific. This hazard is especially dangerous for countries located around the coast of warm tropical waters. Hong Kong is very vulnerable to this hazard for it is located along the Southern China Sea. Typhoons are very large storms characterized by violent winds and heavy rain. Typhoons can be classified into categories 1-6, and depending on their intensity, these can be very deadly. Along with typhoons, Hong Kong is also very vulnerable to landslides. Landslides can occur due to simple gravity, but heavy rain contributes to the likelihood of it happening - it triggers the chances for mass wasting to occur. Not only that but Hong Kong is very mountainous and has very steep slopes. Obviously, our chan...