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How is Naima's family preparing for the monsoon?
They are making the windows secure and buying extra food and drinking water.
What are the effects of the monsoon?
There are floods and the electricity sometimes gets cut off. In the countryside, hundreds of people lose their homes.
Where is 'Tornado Alley'?
In Mississippi in the USA
Pronounce 'monsoon'
mɒnˈsuːn
Pronounce 'tornado'
tɔːˈneɪ.dəʊ
How big was the tornado that went through Jon's town?
1.6 km wide
What are the effects of the bushfires?
Hundreds of houses were burnt to the ground and a lot of animals were killed
What is Brittany doing at the moment?
She's helping to look after people who've lost their homes
Where does Naima live? (city)
In Delhi
What is a 'twister'?
tornado
How long do most tornadoes last?
For about 10 minutes
Which natural disaster do people in Victoria have in January and February? (not bushfires, another one)
heat waves
