The document defines and describes various types of natural disasters including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, volcanic eruptions, blizzards, cyclones, tropical storms, and typhoons. Details are provided for each type of disaster such as the causes, effects, and characteristics. The document serves as an informative reference for understanding different natural hazards that can occur.

1. Natural Disasters

2. Abnormally dry weather
that damages crops and
causes reservoirs and wells
to dry up.

4. drought

5. A shaking of the Earth’s
surface. It happens when
energy stored in the rocky
layer under Earth’s surface
is released in waves.

7. earthquake

8. It is an overflow of water
that submerges or "drowns"
land.

10. flood

11. It is also called “wildland
fire”. It is spread by the
transfer of heat in grass,
brush, shrubs, and trees.

13. forest fire

14. A severe rainstorm that is
actually a type of cyclone.
It starts over oceans near
the equator, especially
near the West Indies,
Caribbean Sea and Gulf of
Mexico.

16. hurricane

17. It is a type of storm
where large amounts of
snow fall.

19. snowstorm

20. A very strong windstorm
that usually forms over
land, and looks like a
spinning funnel coming from
a dark cloud. It usually has
little rain.

22. tornado

23. A huge wave caused by an
earthquake, volcanoes or
landslides under an ocean
or sea.

25. tsunami

26. A mountain or hill formed
by the build-up of ash and
lava through one or more
openings (or vents) in the
surface of the earth.

28. volcano

29. An explosion of a mountain
or hill formed by the
build-up of ash and lava
through one or more
openings (or vents) in the
surface of the earth.

31. volcanic eruption

32. A severe storm with very
cold strong winds and a lot
of snow, most common in
the western U.S.

34. blizzard

35. An area of low pressure
surrounding by strong
blowing winds that cause
storms. Hurricanes and
typhoons are kinds of this.

37. cyclone

38. A strong rainstorm (not as
violent as a hurricane) that
starts over oceans and
seas near the equator.

40. tropical storm

41. It is an informal term for
tornado.

43. twister

44. A type of cyclone that
starts over the
northwestern Pacific
Ocean.

46. typhoon

47. Marga Renedo Gómez