Natural Disasters

What natural disaster is this?

• Blizzard

• Ice storm

• Hail storm

Answer explanation

Blizzard is defined by the US-based National Weather Service as storms that last more than three hours and that feature:

 

Winds greater than 35 mph (15.7 m/s)

Visibility of fewer than 0.25 miles (400 m)

Large amounts of snowfall or blowing snow

What natural disaster is this?

• Blizzard

• Wildfire

• Heatwave

What natural disaster is this?

• Heatwave

• Wildfire

• Drought

Answer explanation

An extended period of time where drier-than-normal conditions lead to a lack of water or other water-related issues.

What natural disaster is this?

• Heatwave

• Wildfire

• Drought

Answer explanation

a prolonged period of exceptionally high temperatures. 

The danger of this natural disaster is the risk of severe dehydration that can lead to a life-threatening condition known as heat stroke.

What natural disaster is this?

• Thunderstorm

• Tsunami

• Flash flood

What natural disaster is this?

• Earthquakes

• Flood

• Crack

Answer explanation

Can cause secondary, and sometimes even more catastrophic, natural disasters.

In particular, earthquakes can also cause tsunamis, such as the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that took place in Japan in 2011, which triggered tsunami waves that were likely about 130 feet (40 meters) high.

What natural disaster is this?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Icestorm

Answer explanation

The general rule with floods is that you should never try to travel through a flooded area, regardless of how minor the situation might appear. Trying to walk, drive, or swim through a flood is almost always a bad idea as rapidly changing currents can drag you into a dangerous situation.

Normally associated with major storms, begin within 6 hours of a period of heavy rain and it can happen in places where it hasn't rained

• flood

• Flash flood

• Tsunami

It happen when there’s a thin layer of warm air located a few hundred feet above the ground during a snowstorm. What am I?

• Heatwave

• Ice wave

• Ice storm

Type of landslide that includes mostly mud and other similar fast-moving debris.

• Landslide

• Mudslides

• Earthquake