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A tsunami is a train of gigantic Mudslides are fast moving Earthquakes are caused by the

waves that occur after an landslides that occur after heavy movement of the earth’s plates.
earthquake or volcanic eruption. rains. They can destroy and kill There are 20 which lie under the
They can be as high as 30 everything in their path. surface of the earth. 4 out of 5
meters, travel as fast as a jet earthquakes take place in the
plane and go as far inland as 2 Pacific Ring.
kilometers. Most tsunamis
happen in the Pacific.

An avalanche is a like a Drought: A drought occurs Forest fires are fires that burn in forest
mudslide except it is made up of when there has not been enough areas. Lightning can start them but
rain so that crops and plants can usually careless people do. There are
snow and ice. They occur in the
100,000 fires in the US every year. They
mountains after fresh snowfalls grow. Farm animals die and
can travel at 23 kilometers an hour and
and can travel at 80 miles an people don’t have enough to eat. will destroy everything as they move.
hour. Drought and hot weather are also
responsible for many fires.

A blizzard is a severe Floods are one of the worst Volcanoes are explosions that
snowstorm with very high winds, natural disasters and cost the happen from openings in the earth’s
extremely low temperatures, and most money. They occur when surface. Most volcanoes are located
poor or no visibility. They are storms cause rivers to overflow in the Pacific Rim. When volcanoes
especially dangerous for or by high tides. They cause erupt, they spew magma, lava, and
travelers who may get stuck in enormous damage and loss of ash. There are between 1,300 to
their cars and could suffer from life. 1,500 volcanoes on Earth.
hypothermia.

A tornado is a spinning tube of A hurricane is a strong tropical Other DISASTERS


air that touches the ground and a storm with high winds and heavy
cloud above. They usually travel rain. Each hurricane has a boy’s
only a few miles but can destroy or girl’s name. They cause
everything in their wake .The US tremendous damage when they  heat waves
has 1200 a year- more than hit land. They occur from June  hailstorms
anywhere else in the world. until November in the US.  epidemics
 wildfires
 thunderstorms

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