Severe Weather Vocabulary

A very large wave caused by an earthquake under the sea.

• rainfall

• tsunami

• fog

• thunder

A very strong wind and heavy rain

• rainfall

• storm

• drought

a very loud noise from the sky.

• heat wave

• storm

• thunder

a grey or white shape in the sky made from very small drops of water

• fog

• cloud

• hurricane

an increase in the earth’s temperature due to the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere

• heat wave

• tsunami

• global warming

no rain for a long period.

• drought

• rainfall

• fog

very, very strong wind.

• storm

• hurricane

• heat wave

The amount of rain

• rainfall

• rain

• drought

when very small drops of water come together making it difficult to see

• rain

• fog

• clouds

Several days when the weather is much hotter than normal.

• global warming

• thunder

• heat wave