Is the Earth in Danger

1 ... is one of the names of cyclonic storm that forms over the oceans.

It is caused by evaporated water that comes from the ocean.

Typhoon is another name for it.

2 ... is a phenomenon that results from a sudden release of stored

energy that radiates seismic waves. It shows itself by a shaking of

the ground.

3 ... is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside. It is

one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in winter.

4. What is a natural disaster?

5. What is the relationship between natural hazards?

6. What does ‘to respond to natural disasters effectively’ mean?

7. What natural disasters are becoming more frequent in Ukraine?

8. Scientists attribute changes in the

weather to natural ... .

9. The ... of earthquakes is the heat inside the earth.

10. What was the ... for your refusal to go there?

11. The winds have already strengthened

considerably and the sea is now very rough

indeed. As a result, ferries across the harbour have stopped

sailing and all large ships have put out to sea.

Smoke poured out of the crater but no one expected an eruption.

A week later, however, a red hot lava began to fl ow down the side

of the mountain.