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8.6 NH Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tornado | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
| Hurricane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. "a powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast" |
| Earthquake | earthquake, any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks. Seismic waves are produced when some form of energy |
| Flood | an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. |
| Volcanic Eruption | A volcanic eruption is when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively. Volcanoes provide a number of environmental benefits, for example: fertile soils, hydrothermal energy, and precious minerals. |
| Natural Disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. "the number of people suffering food crises as a result of natural disasters has tripled in the last thirty years" |
| Natural Hazard Forecast | Hazard forecasts provide information on the physical event characteristics, such as the location, timing, and magnitude of a potentially damaging event. We consider events as natural phenomena with a specific magnitude |
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