Natural Disasters By: Lucía Félix Prieto and Cristina Jiménez Espadas

Earthquakes Vibrations of the Earth or seismic

Drought A disaster when is not rain of a long time

Mudslide The hills became too wet and the soil moves

Emergency Shelter Helper people after or when the natural disaster occur

Flood When the water ocupe all the space. A lot of water

Dam The side of acumulation of water

Famine When there is no food

Evacuation The act of people leave a place because of danger

Blizzard When have a lot of snow

Tsunami Big wave that can destroy towns near the sea

Aftershock A small earthquake after a large one

Avalanche When the snow and ice move quickly down in mountains

Fog Condensed water vapor in cloudlike massing liying close to the ground and limiting visibility

Snow Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes.

Hailstorm A storm during which hail falls

Rainbow An arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum

Forest Fire Uncontrolled combustion of forest fuels

Wind Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground

Hurricane A severe tropical cyclone