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A tsunami is NOT a tidal wave — it has nothing to do with the tides.VolcanoesMore than 65 active or potentially active volcanoes exist in the U.S. andover 40 of them are in Alaska.According to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program,about 1,300 volcanoes have erupted in the last 10,000 years and should beconsidered “historically active”. This does not include the large number oferuptions from an estimated 1 million young volcanoes on the ocean’s floorwhich pump out roughly 3/4 of the lava reaching the earth’s surface.The “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean has about 600 historicallyactive volcanoes.Volcanic eruptions can hurl hot rocks easily 20 miles (32 km) or more.Yellowstone National Park actually sits on top of a supervolcano whicherupted 3 times in the past 2 million years forming 3 massive calderas (orhuge craters). The largest one (Yellowstone Caldera) is more than 60 miles(100 km) across.Some other large calderas formed by supervolcanoes are in Alaska, easternCalifornia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand and South America.Winter Storms / Extreme ColdThe leading cause of death during winter storms is from automobile orother transportation accidents.Cold weather puts an added strain on the heart. Exhaustion or heart attackscaused by overexertion (like shoveling snow or pushing a car) are thesecond most likely cause of winter storm-related deaths.The risk of hypothermia is greatest among elderly persons who literally“freeze to death” in their own homes.6 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325