Disasters and their scales
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Ritcher Scale
Earthquakes- 0 imperceivable, 9 cause unbelievable damage
effective for regional earthquake no greater than M5
Moment Magnitude Scale
What we normally use to calculate earthquakes. Moment Magnitude better for larger earthquakes
Volcano Explosivity Index
Volcanos- goes from 0-8. 8 being bigg explosion
Beaufort Scale
Goes from 0-12 and measures wind speed and waves
Saffir Simpson Scale
Measures Hurricanes 1-5. 0 being not bad.. 5 being catastrphic over 250mph
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Tornado scale 1-5. 5 being devastating. over 200 mph winds
Torro Scale
Hail Storms/Tornados- 1-10.. 10 being catastrphic
Torino Scale
Impacts- 0-10 scale, 10 causing global climatic catastrophe
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