Relacionar Columnas Weather Versión en línea Natural Disasters por Rosalinda Adame-Moylan 1 Earthquake-the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy that creates seismic waves 2 Flood-a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. 3 4 Hurricane-a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning 5 Volcano-rupture in the crust of Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. 6 7 Wildfire-a powerful fire that burns out of control across a large area: Tornado-rapidly rotating column of air that contacts with the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud Tsunami- long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.mi-
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