lightning: flashes of 

light in the sky during a storm

a. on june 25 of this year 100 people died in india because of many lightning strikes
2. Volcanic eruption: an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of
it.
a. On June 21 of this year, the Indonesian Merapi volcano began to send ashes to
nearby places, it is located south of the capital of Jakarta, the authorities began to
tell people that they left.
3. Flood:
causing a public place or site to fill or completely cover with water, especially in a
way that causes problems
a. one example of the flood is what happened in cartagena in this year recently where
many places getting to cover of water.
4. avalanche: a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a
mountain.
a. In Peru in 2019 there were many avalanches that left many dead
5. Hurricane: a violent wind that has a circular motion, commonly occurs especially in the
western Atlantic Ocean.
a. one example of hurricane is what happened on san andres that event cause so many
problems economic.
6. Drought: a long period when there is little or no rain.
a. A great drought happened in South Africa in 2017 where at the end of the year the
city was in a dry climate and the swamps were drying up
7. Explosion: a violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.
a. On October 19, an explosion occurred in the old metro traffic of the city of
Barranquilla.
8. Landslide: a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope.
a. It occurred at the Vajont Dam in southern Italy in 1963 and caused the death of
around 2,000 people.
9. Tornado: a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and
is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground.
a. this wednesday november 25 a tornado left a lot of damage in arlingtong
10. Earthquake: a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great
damage
a. In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.
11. Forest fire: a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and
sometimes spreads quickly
a. on September 7 forest fires occurred in the hills of HuilTsunami: an extremely large
wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
on october 2, 2018 a tsunami hit the city of palu in indonesia leaving many people dead and injured