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A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
An earthquake
Tsunami
a big wave (possibly caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide)
This tragic event occurred in Australia since december 2019 until May 2020, affecting nearly 3 billions of terrestrial vertebrates.
Australian bushfire
This tragic event was more expensive than deadly and it occurred in 1992
Hurricane Andrew
This natural disaster occurred in Honduras in october 1998
Mitch Hurricane
very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano
lava
Magma
hot liquid rock INSIDE the Earth or a volcano
Name the hurricanes that hit Honduras in 2020
ETA and IOTA
This event left New Orleans struggling to get back on its feet
Hurricane Katrina
Define a tornado
Wind that swirls round and round.
These are the pieces on top of the Earth
tectonic plates
Avalanche
Great amounts of snow coming down a mountain
March 11th 2020
This was Burma's worst natural disaster ever
Cyclone Nargis
This occurs when there hasn't been enough rain so that plants and crops can grow. Farm animals die and people don't have enough to eat.
Drought
This scale tells how strong an earthquake is
the Richter scale
Volcano
A mountain that shoots out lava
What volcano exploded in January 12th 2020?
The TAAL volcano in Philippines
This magnitude 8 earthquake hit China in 2008
Sichuan Earthquake
Difference between a blizzard and a hailstorm
A blizzard is a winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow. ... A hailstorm is precipitation in the form of balls or lumps of clear ice and compact snow.
The rain is so heavy that rivers get out of their banks and leave places full of water
Flood
Heat wave
A period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries.
What has been the worst locust attack in 27 years?
Locust swarm in East Africa, Asia and India
This has been the deadliest natural disaster in Modern History
1931 Central China Floods
a person who travels to locations where a tornado or other severe weather is forecast, as a hobby or in order to photograph or study it.
storm chaser