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Natural Hazards

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  • They are formed in the ocean when the clouds carry massive amounts of water, which then falls as rain. As the storm gets stronger, wind speed increases
    Hurricanes
  • A long period of a very dry weather. No rains for months.
    Drought
  • It is a massive wave caused by an earthquake
    Tsunami
  • A flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water
    Flood
  • It is an opening in Earth’s crust that allows super-heated materials from beneath the crust to reach the surface
    Volcano
  • It is a funnel-shaped windstorm that reach from clouds all the way to the ground
    Tornado
  • It happens when the ground shakes and splits open, damaging buildings and roadways
    Earthquakes