Natural Hazards

4. An uncontrolled fire that burns through natural areas, consuming everything in their paths
6. A severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds for a long time with low visibility
8. A long shortage of rainfall resulting in low water supply of surface or underground water
9. A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring on land, with a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground, usually attached to a thunderstorm
10. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving from 74+ mph

1. A threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment
2. A rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
3. Reducing the risk of loss from the occurrence of any undesirable event
5. A shaking at the earth's surface resulting in underground movement along a fault plane or as the result of volcanic activity
7. A giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea