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The document defines a list of natural disasters and weather phenomena including earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, droughts, landslides, avalanches, storms, snowstorms, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, sinkholes, heatwaves, blizzards, impact events, limnic eruptions, subsidence, killer fog, and tropical cyclones.

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15/02/22

PREPARATORIA MUNICIPAL DE NUEVO


LAREDO
JOSÉ VASCONCELOS

JESSICA VIANEY SÁNCHEZ CASTILLO

DOCENTE: DULCE MARIA LÓPEZ MUÑOZ

GRUPO:419

TEMA: GLOSARIO
WORD DEFINITION PICTURE
A sudden and violent
shaking of the ground,
sometimes causing
Earthquake great destruction, as a
result of movements
within the earth's crust
or volcanic action.
A storm with a
violent wind, in
Hurricane particular a tropical
cyclone in the
Caribbean.
A mobile,
destructive vortex
of violently rotating
winds having the
Tornado appearance of a
funnel-shaped cloud
and advancing
beneath a large
storm system.
A large, destructive
fire that spreads
Wildfire quickly over
woodland or brush

A prolonged period
Drought of abnormally low
rainfall, leading to a
shortage of water.

The sliding down of


a mass of earth or
Landslide rock from a
mountain or cliff
A mass of snow,
Avalanche ice, and rocks falling
rapidly down a
mountainside.
A violent disturbance
of the atmosphere
Storm with strong winds
and usually rain,
thunder, lightning, or
snow.
A heavy fall of snow,
Snowstorm especially with a high
wind.

An overflowing of a
large amount of
Flood water beyond its
normal confines,
especially over what
is normally dry land.

A long high sea wave


caused by an
Tsunami earthquake,
submarine landslide,
or other disturbance

Sudden outbreak
Eruption of something,
typically
something
unwelcome or noisy.
A cavity in the
ground, especially in
limestone bedrock,
Sinkhole caused by water
erosion and
providing a route for
surface water to
disappear
underground.
A prolonged period
of abnormally hot
Heatwave weather.
A severe snowstorm
Blizzard with high winds and
low visibility.

An impact event is a
collision between
Impact event astronomical
objects causing
measurable
effects.
A limnic eruption, also known
as a lake overturn, is a very
rare type of natural disaster in
Limnic eruption which dissolved carbon dioxide
(CO 2) suddenly erupts from
deep lake waters, forming a gas
cloud capable of suffocating
wildlife, livestock, and humans.

The gradual caving


Subsidence in or sinking of an
area of land.

Is a very thick and


often yellowish,
greenish or blackish
fog caused by air
Killer fog pollution that
contains soot
particulates and the
poisonous gas
sulphur dioxide.
A localized, very
intense low-
pressure wind
Tropical cyclone system,
forming over tropical
oceans and with
winds of hurricane
force.

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