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Natural Disasters

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  • Too much rain in an area
    flood 洪水
  • When natural erosion or human mining makes the ground too weak to support the structures built on it, the ground can collapse
    Sinkhole 灰岩坑,天坑
  • Massive storms that come from oceans
    Typhoon, Cyclone or Hurricane 飓风
  • A storm with strong winds that lift and blow sand through the air, usually in desert areas. 强风将沙子卷入空中并吹送的风暴,通常发生在沙漠地区。
    Sand storm
  • Severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong winds.
    Blizzard 暴风
  • A storm where strong winds lift fine dust and soil into the air, reducing visibility. 强风将细小尘土吹起,造成能见度降低的风暴。
    Dust storm
  • The same as a landslide but in snow
    avalanche  /ˈæv.əl.æntʃ/ 雪崩
  • A burst of energy and particles from the sun that can affect satellites and power grids on Earth. 太阳释放出的高能粒子和辐射,会影响地球上的卫星和电网系统。
    Solar storm
  • A period of unusually and excessively hot weather
    Heat wave 热浪
  • Often started by lightning or drought
    (Wild) Fire 山火
  • A big wave caused by an earthquake under the sea
    Tsunami 海啸
  • A period of no or very little rain.
    Drought 干旱
  • The shaking of the earth
    earthquake 地震
  • When lava explodes out of the earth.
    volcanic eruption 火山喷发
  • A widespread scarcity of food. (no food available)
    famine 饥荒
  • Strong, rotating wind that destroys everything in its path. 强烈旋转的风,所经之处摧毁一切
    tornado 龙卷风
  • When soil on a mountain slope breaks off 山坡上的土壤崩落
    landslide 山体滑坡
  • When a gas, usually CO2, suddenly erupts from deep lake water, posing the threat of suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans 是由于二氧化碳(CO2)突然从湖底喷发,造成野生动物、牲口及人类窒息而死。
    Limnic eruptions /ˈlɪmnɪk/ 湖底喷发
  • An outbreak of a contractible disease that spreads through a human population 一种传染性疾病在人群中爆发并传播
    Epidemic or pandemic (疫情)爆发