Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters

When people have to leave a place because of danger.

• evacuate
• storm
• flood
• drought

A place where people can sleep in an emergency if they cannot stay in their house.

• evacuate
• emergency shelter
• thunder
• aftershock

A disaster when there is no rain for a long time and everything is dry.

• flood
• drought
• evacuate
• hurricane

A disaster when there is no food for people to eat.

• earthquake
• drought
• famine
• lightening

A sudden shaking of the earth's surface that can cause a lot of damage.

• earthquake
• avalanche
• hurricane
• tornado

A small earthquake after a larger one.

• aftershock
• avalanche
• drought
• storm

A disaster when a lot of snow moves quickly down a mountain.

• aftershock
• famine
• flood
• avalanche

The loud noise you hear during a storm, usually after you see lightning.

• thunder
• hurricane
• tsunami
• evacuate

A powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity.

• lightning
• thunder
• storm
• drought

A period of bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, usually with strong wind.

• famine
• emergency shelter
• tsunami
• storm