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Vocabulary Unit 4

The document categorizes and defines different types of natural disasters including geological, hydrological, meteorological and other disasters. Geological disasters include landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, sinkholes and volcanic eruptions. Hydrological disasters include floods and tsunamis. Meteorological disasters include typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones, blizzards, hailstorms, heat waves, cold waves and droughts. Other disasters include wildfires.

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Vocabulary Unit 4

The document categorizes and defines different types of natural disasters including geological, hydrological, meteorological and other disasters. Geological disasters include landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, sinkholes and volcanic eruptions. Hydrological disasters include floods and tsunamis. Meteorological disasters include typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones, blizzards, hailstorms, heat waves, cold waves and droughts. Other disasters include wildfires.

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NATURAL DISASTERS

GEOLOGICAL DISASTERS

LANDSLIDE: Downward slide or movement of land


AVALANCHE: Downward slide or movement of snow
EARTHQUAKE/TREMOR: The shaking of the surface of the Earth
SINKHOLE: When the ground becomes too weak to support the elements on it, it can collapse
VOLCANIC ERUPTION: An expulsion of lava, ash, gases, smoke and rocks from a magma chamber

HYDROLOGICAL DIASTERS

FLOOD: an overflow of water that submerges land


TSUNAMI: A giant wave or a series of destructive waves
LIMNIC ERUPTION: The eruption of a gas (usually CO2) from deep lake water

METEOROLOGICAL DISASTER

TYPHOON/HURRICANE/CYCLONE: a cyclonic and heavy storm system that forms over the ocean
BLIZZARD: A severe winter storm characterized by heavy snow and strong winds
HAILSTORM: Precipitation in the form of ice (it does not melt before hitting the ground)
COLD WAVES: A rapid and sudden decrease in temperature
HEAT WAVE: A rapid and sudden increase in temperature
DROUGHT: Unusual dryness of soil caused by levels of rainfall below average over a long period
THUNDERSTORM: A storm with several lightnings that hit the floor and other structures (trees…)
TORNADOES: A violent and dangerous rotating column of air in contact with the Earth and a cloud

OTHERS

WILDFIRES: A large fire started in a wildland area, usually caused by droughts and/or lightnings

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