Extreme Weather Natural Disaster Vocabulary

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Extreme Weather
Natural Disaster Vocabulary

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What country has the most active v_____________?

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This is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility (B____________)

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Blizzard

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Have you ever experienced this natural disaster?

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Earthquake

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Flood

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This weather has 3 different names; can you guess them?

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Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon;
we just use different names for these storms in different places. 
• Atlantic and Northeast Pacific = hurricane
• Northwest Pacific = typhoon
• South Pacific = Cyclones

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This natural disaster is caused by a long heat wave (D_____________)

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Drought

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This natural disaster was in the news two months ago because it occurred in Afghanistan

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Landslide / Mudslide

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This is when wind violently rotates and comes in contact with the ground (T_________)

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Tornado

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Similar to a Landslide, this occurs when snow slides down a mountain 

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Avalanche