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Natural Disasters

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  • Heavy rains from the ...'s clouds cause flooding.
    hurricane
  • A ... can cause suffering and death after being extremely hungry and thirsty.
    famine
  • An ... is the shaking of the surface of the Earth.
    earthquake
  • There were ... in the south of England. The water was 0.9m high.
    floods
  • A ... is the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat, light, and smoke.
    fire
  • A ... can permanently damage a person's or animal's respiratory system and cause death.
    fire
  • Its effects include loss of human life, damage to property, destruction of crops, and diseases caused by bacteria and viruses...
    flood
  • It can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. It can also drive straw into trees.
    tornado
  • There was a terrible ... in Portugal. Many houses and shops burned in Lisbon.
    fire
  • The Chiado's fire in Portugal happened in ...
    1990
    1991
    1989
    1988
  • A ... is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
    hurricane
  • A ... is a period of time when an area or region experiences the lack of water in streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
    drought
  • The floods which were in the south of England happened in ...
    2007
    1952
    1939
    1850
  • A ... occurs when hot materials such as lava, dust, rocks, and gas are thrown out of a volcano.
    volcanic eruption
  • A ... is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
    flood
  • A ... can result in additional threats to health, such as floods, mudslides, power outages, drinking water contamination, and wildfires.
    volcanic eruption
  • It can make buildings fall down and set off landslides.
    earthquake
  • A ... can affect people and animals: economy, lack of water and food, or heat stroke...
    drought
  • There was a potato ... in Ireland, people had nothing to eat and about 1 million people died.
    famine
  • A ... is a series of fast-moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides...
    tsunami
  • The potato famine which was in Ireland was from 1845 to ...
    1870
    1864
    1891
    1852
  • A ... is a vertical funnel of rapidly spinning air.
    tornado
  • A ... is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
    landslide
  • A ... is a widespread lack of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies.
    famine