NATURAL DISASTERS

NATURAL DISASTERS

1. Tornado

   • a very strong windstorm that usually forms over land, and looks like a spinning funnel coming from a dark cloud. It usually has little rain.

2. Blizzard

   • a severe storm with very cold strong winds and a lot of snow, most common in the western U.S.

3. Cyclone

   • an area of low pressure surrounding by strong blowing winds that cause storms. Hurricanes and typhoons are kinds of cyclones.

4. Drought

   • : abnormally dry weather that damages crops and causes reservoirs and wells to dry up

5. Earthquake

   • a shaking of the Earth’s surface. Earthquakes happen when energy stored in the rocky layer under Earth’s surface is released in waves.

6. Volcano

   • a mountain or hill formed by the build-up of ash and lava through one or more openings (or vents) in the surface of the earth.

7. Typhoon

   • a type of cyclone that starts over the northwestern Pacific Ocean

8. Twister

   • an informal term for tornado.

9. Tsunami

   • a huge wave caused by an earthquake, volcanoes or landslides under an ocean or sea. 10 Twister

10. Forest Fire

    • also called “wildland fires” are spread by the transfer of heat in grass, brush, shrubs, and trees.

11. Tropical Storm

    • a strong rainstorm (not as violent as a hurricane) that starts over oceans and seas near the equator.

12. Hurricane

    • a severe rainstorm that is actually a type of cyclone. It starts over oceans near the equator, especially near the West Indies, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.