Hurricane Katrina, a destructive storm in 2005, resulted in more than 1,390 deaths along the U.S. Gulf Coast. (say the number)
One thousand three hundred and ninety
Say this number: 5,500
five thousand five hundred
Say this number: 4,500,000
four million five hundred thousand
With roughly 18.5 million hectares of Canadian land burned, there was a terrible ________ in Canada last year.
forest fire
An ________ is the shaking of the surface of the Earth.
earthquake
Shanghai is 19,648 kilometres from Buenos Aires. (say the number)
Nineteen thousand six hundred and forty-eight
Mount Everest is around 8,850 kilometres high. (say the number)
Eight thousand eight hundred and fifty
Say this number: 7,631,000
Seven million six hundred and thirty-one thousand
Say this number: 103,570
One hundred three thousand five hundred and seventy
A _________ is a period of time when an area or region experiences the lack of water in streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
drought
Say this number: 492,000
four hundred and ninety–two thousand
Cyclone Gabrielle caused about 850,000 landslides in New Zealand. (say the number)
Eight hundred and fifty thousand
A __________ is a series of fast-moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
tsunami
Say this number: 357
three hundred and fifty–seven
Say this number: 67,000
sixty-seven thousand
A ___________ is a type of weather event characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder, often accompanied by heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes hail.
thunderstorm
A _________ is a spinning windstorm that comes from a thunderstorm and reaches the ground. It can damage buildings, knock down trees, and even move cars far away.
tornado
The Aceh tsunami and earthquake (with a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale) in 2004 caused a death toll of up to 280,000. (say the number)
Two hundred eighty thousand
There were __________ in the south of England. The water was 0.9m high.
flood
A __________ occurs when hot materials such as lava, dust, rocks, and gas are thrown out of a volcano.
volcanic eruption