Natural disaster

A natural disaster is a natural event with catastrophic consequences for living things in the vicinity.

Common forms of natural disasters include:

• Avalanches
• Earthquakes
• Floods
• Forest fires
• Heat wave
• Hurricanes
• Ice storm
• Landslides
• Tornadoes
• Tsunami
• Volcanic eruptionss

Extreme forms of natural disaster:

• Impact of a large object with the Earth
• Solar flares

Compare with man-made disasters.

See also: Emergency, Emergency preparedness, Emergency planning, civil defense, disaster relief, Weather disasters, list of disasters

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