Weather Atmospheric conditions at a specific place and time.

Climate The weather conditions in an area in over a long period.

EXAMPLES: Katrina – 2005 Rita – 2005 Mitch Andrew – 1992 David – 1979 Camille – 1969 Beulah Galveston EXAMPLES: Katrina – 2005 Rita – 2005 Mitch Andrew – 1992 David – 1979 Camille – 1969 Beulah Galveston A severe tropical storm around North America, usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 73 miles per hour or more.

EXAMPLES: Taiwan – 1996 Vietnam – 1998 China Philippines – 1990 Japan – September, 1959 Japan/Korea – September, 1959 Hong Kong A severe tropical storm in the western Pacific Ocean, usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 73 miles per hour or more.

A tropical storm originating in the Indian Ocean. EXAMPLES: Myanmar – 2008 India – 1999 India – 1996 Bangladesh – June, 1991 Bangladesh – April, 1991 Bangladesh – 1985 Bangladesh – 1979 India Pakistan – 1965 Bangladesh – June, 1965 Bangladesh – May 1965 India

EXAMPLES: Kansas/Nebraska – 2008 Texas-Ohio Texas Waco – 1953 Oklahoma West Virginia Missouri/Illinois/Indiana Goliad – 1902 A violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cloud and the surface of the earth.

EXAMPLES: Mississippi River – 1927, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2011 Bangladesh – 1987, 1988, 1998, 2007 Red River of the North – 1997 China – 1931, 1950s, 1998, 2008 Netherlands When water overflows the artificial or natural boundaries of a body of water.

EXAMPLES: Southern California – 2007 & 2008 South Africa – 2002 & 2006 British Columbia Yellowstone Park – 1988 California/Oregon – 1987 & 2002 Australia – 1983 & 2003 Greece Russia Montana/Idaho – 1910 A fire that is burning out of control in a forest or grassland.

EXAMPLES: Indian Ocean – 2004 Japan – 1933, 44, 46, 83, 93 Hawaii North Pacific – 1952 Chile/Pacific – 1960 Alaska/Pacific – 1957 New Zealand – 1947 New Foundland EXAMPLES: Indian Ocean – 2004 Japan – 1933, 44, 46, 83, 93 Hawaii North Pacific – 1952 Chile/Pacific – 1960 Alaska/Pacific – 1957 New Zealand – 1947 New Foundland A great sea wave produced by underwater earth movements or volcanic eruption.

EXAMPLES: U.S.A U.S.A U.S.A. – 1958 Europe U.S.A. – 1947 U.S.A. – 1940 EXAMPLES: U.S.A U.S.A U.S.A. – 1958 Europe U.S.A. – 1947 U.S.A. – 1940 A storm that produces heavy blinding snow, near zero visibility, deep drifts and dangerous wind chill.

EXAMPLES: Japan Haiti – 2010 China – 2008 Sumatra San Francisco – 1989 Alaska – 1964 Indonesia Chile – 1960 San Francisco Kamchatka – 1952 Sudden motion or shaking of the ground produced by an abrupt shift of rock along a fault or from volcanic activity.

EXAMPLES: Montserrat Pinatubo – Lake Nyos Nevado del Ruiz – 1985 El Chichón St. Helens – 1980 Pelée – 1902 Santa María – 1902 Krakatoa Tambora – 1815 Vesuvius – 79 AD An opening in the Earth's surface, which allows hot, molten rock, ash and gases to escape from deep below the surface.

EXAMPLES: Ethiopia – 2008 Southwestern U.S. – 2008 Ethiopia – India Russia A period of time when there is not enough rainfall or water to support agricultural, urban, human, or environmental water needs.

Monsoons The seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the south in summer and from the north in winter.

El Niño A warming of the surface water of the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, occurring every 4 to 12 years and causing unusual global weather patterns.