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Natural Disasters

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  • When lava comes out of the Earth there a ...
    (Volcanic) Eruption
  • Severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong winds.
    Avalanche
    Blizzard
    Thunderstorm
  • A period of no or very little rain.
    Drought
  • An outbreak of a contractible disease that spreads through a human population like COVID-19
    Pandemic
  • During this event, the ground _______, sometimes so violently that buildings ______ and roads ______.
    shakes / collapse / crack
    shakes / collapse / cracks
    shake / collapses / cracks
  • The shaking of the earth
    earthquake
  • It is often started by lightning or drought
    Fire
  • A big wave caused by an earthquake under the sea
    Tsunami
  • When there is too much rain in an area
    flood
  • A mass of snow and ice falling from a mountain.
    avalanche
  • Strong, rotating wind that destroys everything in its path.
    tornado
  • A period of unusually and excessively hot weather
    Heatwave