Natural Disasters

What is a natural disaster?

What is a natural hazard?

It can happen when a volcano releases its power.

A windstorm occurring over land.     

Extremely large ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. 

Violent shakings of the ground that may cause destruction to buildings.                                                             

A long period with very little or no rain.

A severe winter storm.

A strong tropical storm.

The covering with water of normally dry land.

A slide of a large snow mass down a mountainside.

An uncontrolled fire burning in wildland areas.

A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain

A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.