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Catastrophic Event:

Something harmful, devastating

causes great damage or suffering

Ex: Hurricanes,Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Tornadoes

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Hurricane Storm with violent wind, warm water, low pressure, and revolution

Wind damage

Flood

Loss of organisms

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Flood

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond it's normal confines

Removes critical sediments

Causes a temporary decrease in populations

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Earthquake

Violent shaking of the ground as a result of plate tectonic movement along faults

Sudden shift in landscape

Gas line breaking causing fires

Buildings falling

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Tsunami

Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean

Massive flooding

Change in landscape

Population decrease

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Meteor

Space debris that enter the Earth's atmosphere. Called an asteroid if it lands on Earth

Craters in the moon

If large enough, it could cause massive blackout of the sun and destroy ecosystems

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Blizzard

Severe snowstorms with high winds and low visibility

Could cause death of organisms

Trees down, knocking power out

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Drought

Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

Loss of plant and animal life including crops

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Tornado

Destructive vortex of violent winds

Devastiating to anything in its path, possible loss of populations

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Wildfire

Fire caused by lighting or by a person in a wooded area

Short-term devastion to all producers and consumers in the area

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Volcano

Mountain with a hole that acts as a vent in which lava flows out

complete devastation to anything that is touched by lava/ash