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2. Very violent gusts of whirling, funnel-shaped
winds that spin along over the ground (tornado)
6. A large mass of snow that slides down a
mountain (avalanche)
7. Shortage of water (drought)
9. Strong rain and winds start over the sea,
rotating in big whirling cicrles and often travel to
mainland. (hurricane)
10. A series of gigantic waves caused by an
earthquake, volcanic eruptions, or landslide
under the sea (tsunami)

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1. Uncontrolled fire which destroys forest,
jungle, and vegetation as well as animal species
(wildfire)
3. The building of large quantities of water,
generally caused by heavy rains that the soil is
unable to absorb (flood)
4. Large number of insects or animals that
destroy crops. (plague)
5. Violent shaking of the earth's crust due to
movements deep underground and which can
causes a lot of damage (earthquake)
8. The continual wearing away of the soil by
heavy rain, wind and poor land use may cause
this disaster (erosion)

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