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Natural Disasters

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    Natural disasters Vocabulary
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  • A ... is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
    HURRICANE.
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  • A ... is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
    LANDSLIDE.
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  • A ... is a widespread lack of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies.
    FAMINE.
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  • A ... is a vertical funnel of rapidly spinning air.
    TORNADO.
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  • An ... is the shaking of the surface of the Earth.
    EARTHQUAKE.
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  • A ... is a period of time when an area or region experiences the lack of water in streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
    DROUGHT.
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  • A ... occurs when hot materials such as lava, dust, rocks, and gas are thrown out of a volcano.
    VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
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  • A ... is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
    FLOOD.
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  • A ... is a series of fast-moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides...
    TSUNAMI.
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  • A ... is the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat, light, and smoke.
    FIRE.
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  • A ... is a period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries
    HEATWAVE.
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  • An ... is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
    AVALANCHE.
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