Natural Disasters

2. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
4. violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
6. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
9. the release of magma, gases, and/or rock fragments from within the Earth through a vent or fissure, typically a volcano, onto the Earth's surface or into the atmosphere
10. large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.

1. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
3. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
5. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
7. prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
8. uncontrolled and potentially destructive fire that occurs in a forest or wooded area.