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Improve your vocabulary and practice your pronunciation with these 12 English words for natural disasters.

hurricane

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A hurricane is a large, circular storm with strong winds.

tornado

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A tornado is extremely strong winds concentrated in one area.

lightning

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When the lightning touches a building, tree, car, or person, we say they have been “struck” by lightning.

forest fire

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earthquake

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In an earthquake, the ground shakes and cracks. Buildings that are not designed to survive earthquakes are often destroyed.

flood

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A flood occurs when it rains a lot, and the water in a river gets so high that it overflows the riverbanks and invades surrounding areas.

tsunami

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In a tsunami, the water from the ocean comes in and covers the land. Tsunamis are caused by an earthquake in the middle of the ocean.

drought

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A drought is when there is not enough water because it hasn’t rained for a long time.

blizzard

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A blizzard is a very strong snowstorm.

avalanche

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An avalanche is when a lot of snow falls down the side of a mountain.

landslide / mudslide

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A landslide (or mudslide) is when soil, rocks, and/or mud falls down the side of a hill or mountain.

volcanic eruption

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When the volcano explodes, the event is called a “volcanic eruption”

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