{"id":16484,"date":"2021-12-15T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/moving-up\/?page_id=16484"},"modified":"2021-12-15T21:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T21:58:44","slug":"when-disaster-strikes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/moving-up\/home\/grade-6-students\/when-disaster-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"When Disaster Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong>&nbsp;Clicking any of the links below brings up the website in a new window. While every effort has been made to ensure external links are appropriate and kid-friendly, Scholastic Canada is not responsible for content of external links and websites. 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Visit the Canadian Red Cross&#8217; website to learn more about what they do and to get information on volunteering and other things you can do to help.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/topics\/hurricanes\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Hurricanes \u2013 LiveScience.com        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Lots of interesting news and other informative material on hurricanes can be found here.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.msf.org\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Medecins Sans Frontieres        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">To find out more about Medecins Sans Frontieres and the important humanitarian work they do around the world visit their homepage.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorswithoutborders.ca\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          msf.ca \u2013 Medicecins Sans Frontieres (Canada)         <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Click this link for information and news on Medecins Sans Frontieres&#8217; Canadian website.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/topic\/natural-disasters-weather\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Natural Disasters \u2013 National Geographic        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Here you&#8217;ll find an excellent resource for information on all kinds of natural disasters.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.tsunami.noaa.gov\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Tsunami \u2013 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Tsunami \u2013 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      document    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note:&nbsp;Clicking any of the links below brings up the website in a new window. 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