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e down a mountainside.
Drought a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall,
leading to a shortage of water.
Earthqua is a term used to describe both sudden slip on a
ke fault, and the resulting ground shaking and
radiated seismic energy caused by the slip, or by
volcanic or magmatic activity, or other sudden
stress changes in the earth.
Epidemic a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
in a community at a particular time
Flood an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its
normal limits, especially over what is normally dry
land.
Forest can be described as any uncontrolled and non-
fire prescribed combustion or burning of plants in a
natural setting such as a forest, grassland, brush
land or tundra, which consumes the natural fuels
and spreads based on environmental conditions
(e.g., wind, topography)
Hurricane a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical
cyclone in the Caribbean.
Landslide a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a
mountain or cliff.
Tsunami a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake
or other disturbance.
Volcanic happen when lava and gas are discharged from
eruption a volcanic vent.