Natural Disasters and Weather Vocabulary

Natural Disasters

• Avalanche

• Drought

  Drought is the unusual dryness of the soil caused by levels of precipitation.

• Earthquake

  An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy.

• Famine

• Flood

  A flood is an overflow of water that covers the earth.

• Hurricane

• Landslide

• Tornado

  A tornado is a column of violent rotating air.

• Tsunami

  A tsunami consists of huge waves caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption.

• Volcano

  Volcanoes can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster in various ways.

• Wildfire

Weather

• Blizzard

• Cloudy

• Damp

• Dry

• Foggy

• Hailstones

• Heatwave

• Icy

• Rainy

• Snowy

• Stormy

• Sunny

• Thunder and Lightning

• Warm

• Wet

• Windy