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People killed or injured in a war or accident.
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A portable, battery-operated light.
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A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
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A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
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A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
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Extreme scarcity of food.
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A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction. We use the Ritcher Scale to rate the magnitude.
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A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
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An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
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A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.