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http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/projectfaq

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1 - CAN WE CHOOSE A FORCE OF NATURE THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST?
No, please choose a force of nature on the list in the Project description.  We specifically chose relatively short natural events that fit the disaster cycle of prepare, stay safe, and rebuild.  There are other forces of nature that could cause destruction, but we have chosen to focus on this list for Nature’s Fury:

  • Avalanche or landslide
  • Tornado or cyclone
  • Earthquake
  • Tsunami
  • Flood
  • Volcanic eruption
  • Hurricane
  • Wildfire
  • Storm (wind, sand, blizzard, or rain)

There has been an update

3 – CAN WE STUDY A TYPE OF STORM THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED ON THE LIST?
Clarification of Question 1 below: Extreme storms are a valid category of natural events for Nature’s Fury.  This would include the types of storms specifically mentioned (wind, sand, blizzard, or rain) as well as ice and similar severe atmospheric storms.  Please keep in mind that you should think about the extreme version of these natural events.  If your community has ice storms all the time, and everyone is prepared for them, then they do not cause a natural disaster.  However, a severe rainstorm, ice storm, or sandstorm in a community that is not prepared could harm many people and lots of property, so it could be considered a disaster.

 

 

Yes, you can choose any natural disaster in your community or near by.
 
The list referenced in the email is to open up disaster that does not typically happen in your area.
 
Just make sure it is a natural disaster, and your team will be fine.

Best wishes,
T. (Curt) Tran
Judges Advisor, GMU Regional ’11 & '12
Judges Advisor, TJHSST Regional ’09
Mentor Team #5390, Kilmer-I ’09
Mentor Team #8941, Kilmer-II ’09
Coach Team #324, Scitobor ’08
Coach Team #3563, Rabid Llama Lords ’07
 

On Sep 10, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Alex Pettitt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 

My team had an off list disaster that they wanted too.

My reading of it was you had to pick from this list.

I already had talked them out of Zombies which was their first choice.

 

 

On 2013-09-10 12:51, Michael Jones wrote:

The challenge materials state to choose a community where one of the
following natural disasters could happen:

Avalanche or landslide 
Tornado or cyclone
Earthquake 
Tsunami
Flood 
Volcanic eruption
Hurricane 
Wildfire
Storm (wind, sand, blizzard, or rain) 

Are teams allowed to choose natural disasters not on this list?  My team is
begging me to ask!

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