Natural Disaster

Natural Disaster

​What is Natural Disaster

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​Forces of nature that cause destruction of Life and Property is called Natural Disaster. Floods, Droughts, Earthquake, Cyclones, Volcanic eruptions, Landslides, Wilfire or Forest fire, Tsunamis are examples of Natural Disasters.

​Natural Disaster

​Floods Droughts Earthquake

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​ Cyclones Landslides

​Some other Natural Disaster

​Blizzards are storms characterized by strong cold winds and lot of snow

​When Volcanic eruptions occur, molten lava, steam, gas and ash

​are expelled through a volcano

​Tornados are voilent storms. These are funnel- shaped and stretch from the Earth to cloud above

​Tsunamis are a series of huge sea waves which are caused by underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions

​An Avalanche is mass of snow, ice and rocks that slides down a mountain slope very fast