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WILDFIRE: LA NINA:
AVALANCHE: FLOOD:
TROPICAL LANDSLIDE:
CYCLONE:
EARTHQUAKE:
TORNADO:
A tsunami or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a
A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages
in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water. A drought can last for months
series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a
or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days.
NATURAL
DISASTER
Something that happens suddenly and cases much suffering or loss to many people.