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Types of Natural Disasters

Avalanches and Landslides
Avalanches and Landslides

Landslides can happen in different places and have different effects on people, buildings and animalsand the simple landscape. Landslides that occur on the edge of a cliff will affect and endanger homes and lives.

Blizzards
Blizzards

Natural Disasters - Blizzards and Snowstorms. Blizzards - Earthquake - Flood - Forest fire - Hurricanes - Tornado - Tsunami - Volcano. A Blizzard is a violent snowstorm. Weather forecasters classify a Blizzard when: Winds are above 35mph. Temperatures under -7° C. You cannot view 400m ahead. For at least three hours.

Drought
Drought

People often do not see droughts as natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes or floods, because they do not have the usual immediate destructive ability, but they can be very catastrophic in the long run. Server droughts can have very serious consequences.

Earthquakes
Earthquakes

The term "earthquake" or seismic tremor is a good description of the natural phenomenon which suddenly strikes an area causing damage that varies according to the intensity of the quake and local geological conditions.

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Floods
Floods

Many of us have this idea that floods (or flooding) is simply, too much water around your house. People think that can be fun. Wrong. Flooding is a lot more than that. Flooding is extremely dangerous and has the potential to wipe away an entire city, coastline or area, and cause extensive damage to life and property.

Hurricanes
Hurricanes

Today "hurricane" is one of three names for a rotating tropical storm with winds of at least 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour. These storms are called hurricanes when they develop over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific Oceans.

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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms. Introduction. A Hurricane, like other natural disasters, is one that we all pause to listen to each time we hear of it on the news. This is because we have all seen the devastation that it can bring to us.

Limnic Eruptions
Limnic Eruptions

A limnic eruption, also referred to as a lake overturn, is a rare type of natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide (CO 2) suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud that can suffocate wildlife, livestock, and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in the lake as the rising CO 2 displaces water.

Sinkholes
Sinkholes

Effects of Sinkholes. The effects of a sinkhole vary depending on where and how it was formed. Natural sinkholes can form on land and in the ocean as well.

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Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms

Each year, an estimated 100,000 thunderstorms occur in the United States. Of those, about 10 percent are classified as severe thunderstorms - those that produce hail at least three-quarters of an inch in diameter, have winds of 58 miles per hour or higher, or produce a tornado.

Tornadoes
Tornadoes

Tornadoes – defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground – are often formed when warm and cold air masses clash. They are capable of tremendous destruction, creating damage paths in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.

Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Tornadoes and Severe Storms

These violent storms occur around the world, but the United States is a major hotspot with about a thousand tornadoes every year. "Tornado Alley," a region that includes the area in the eastern state of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, northern Texas, and eastern Colorado, is home to the most powerful and destructive of these storms.

Tsunami
Tsunami

Learn more about these destructive surges of water from National Geographic. ... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunamis.html.

Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanic Eruptions

... natural-disasters/volcanoes ... past 300 years from volcanic eruptions and their aftermath. Rare Footage of Some of the World's Worst Natural Disasters.

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Volcanoes
Volcanoes

Get more information about volcanoes from National Geographic. ... Rare Footage of Some of the World's Worst Natural Disasters. Where Are Earth's Volcanoes?

Wildfires
Wildfires

Asthma: wildfires and air quality; Health and environmental effects of particle pollution (smoke, soot) What to do with disaster debris: Disasters can generate tons of debris, including building rubble, soil and sediments, green waste (e.g., trees and shrubs), personal property, ash, and charred wood.

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Winter Weather
Winter Weather

Severe winter storms can have a tremendous impact on individuals, animals, and communities. Cold temperatures, snow, ice, blizzard conditions with high winds and dangerous wind chills can all occur, leading to personal injury and possibly deaths.