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natural hazard
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An event that results from Earth processes and that can cause damage and endanger human life.
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catastrophic event
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Relating to an event that brings terrible loss or lasting distress.
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man-made catastrophe
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An event that results from human decisions or errors that leads to large amounts of damage and/or significant loss of life. Examples: The World Trade Center bombing of 9/11/2001 and the space shuttle explosions.
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landslide
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Rock and soil slide quickly down a slope.
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mudslide
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Rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil.
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tornado
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A rotating column of air spinning at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cloud.
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flood
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An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
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drought
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A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.
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wildfire
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A raging, rapidly spreading fire.
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tropical storm
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A tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 39 – 73 mph.
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hurricane
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A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 74 mph or faster.
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storm surge
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Water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm.
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hurricane watch
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Hurricane conditions are likely for a location within 36 hours.
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hurricane warning
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Hurricane conditions are likely for a location within 24 hours.
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saffir-simpson scale
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A standard scale for rating the severity of Hurricanes as a measure of the damage they cause.
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