Storms are one of the major hazards that are associated to coastal regions. Storms, flooding, and erosion are closely associated and can happen simultaneously. Tropical storms or Hurricanes especially can devastate coastal regions.They typically weaken rapidly over land surface where they are cut off from their primary energy source, for this reason coastal regions are particularly vulnerable to damage caused by the tropical cyclone as compared to inland regions.The destruction from a tropical cyclone, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, depends mainly on its intensity, its size, and its location. Tropical cyclones remove forest canopy as well as change the landscape near coastal areas, by moving and reshaping sand dunes and causing extensive erosion along the coast.
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A. Mauna Kea/Mauna Loa
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Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are the two peaks of Hawai’i Island. the height of Mauna Kea is 4,206 meters while Mauna Loa has a height of 4,170 meters. Mauna Loa is one of the five volcanoes of Hawai’i which is inactive about 35 years. Mauna Kea is also inactive mountain of Hawai’i and considered the largest mountain of the world if it is measure from base because most of its part are present under water.
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A Alfred Wegener is the one who theorized that 200 million years ago Earth’s continents were connected as a supercontinent called Pangaea.
A depression in the ground due to a cave collapse or acidic water dissolution of limestone is called a B)sinkhole. The collapse has usually happened on the surface layer of the ground. There are many notable examples of sinkholes which can be found around the world, which have become touristic sites. Sinkholes can be caused because of both natural and artificial processes.