When there is too much snow on a mountain, some of the snow may fall, causing damage to things in its path.
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B
This natural disaster is a severe snowstorm. It brings low temperatures, strong winds, and a lot of blowing snow.
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C
A circular air movement that starts over the warm ocean waters in the warm part of Earth near the Equator. This natural disaster creates fast winds and great rains
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D
A continuous period of dry weather, when an area gets less than its normal amount of rain, over months or even years.
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E
(Plural) A tube of violently spinning air that touches the ground. Wind inside this natural disaster spins fast, but the actual 'circle' of wind around them is huge.
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F
A situation where most people don't have enough food to eat. Without food, the human body grows weaker and weaker until the person becomes very sick or dies.
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G
Flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
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H
(plural) They are small, intense weather systems that make strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
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I
A round ball of ice which falls out of a storm cloud
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J
Something
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K
A phrasal verb that means "to demolish" or "to cause to fall something to the ground"
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L
This natural disaster includes a wide range of ground movements, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows.
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M
This word describes rock that has melted because of great heat.
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N
A fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
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O
A storm during which hail falls
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P
Something
Contains
Q
a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
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R
This is a synonym for "wildfire"
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S
is a storm of small particles of dirt.
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T
natural disaster which is a series of fast-moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, etc
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U
This phenomenon occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Lava, rocks, dust, and gas compounds are some of these
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V
... is magma, hot molten rock that flows through holes in the Earth's crust and onto the surface.
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W
A _______ _________ is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth ("_______ _________" was used in earlier times to describe what we now call a tsunami.)
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X
something
Contains
Y
molten rock fragments and gases that move rapidly down the sides of a volcano
