Catastrophic Events
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| Erosion | the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
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| Tornado | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
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| Hurriacane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
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| Flood | an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
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| Earthquake | a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
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| Tsunami | a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
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| Biological Weathering | is the weakening and subsequent disintegration of rock by plants, animals and microbes.
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| Catastrophic | involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering
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| Chemical Weathing | the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions (chiefly with water and substances dissolved in it) rather than by mechanical processes.
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