Catastrophic Events
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| catastrophic | relating to an event that brings terrible loss or lasting distress
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| eruption | the process of releasing something with violence
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| force | a push or a pull exerted on an object
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| pressure | the force that something exerts over a given area
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| equilibrium | a state in which opposing forces in a system are equally balanced or stable
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| natural hazard | an event that results from Earth processes and that can cause damage and endanger human life
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| hurricane | a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 74 mph or faster
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| landslide | rock and soil slide quickly down a slope
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| mudslide | rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil
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| tornado | a rotating column of air spinning at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel - shaped down ward extension of a cloud
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| tsunami | a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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| drought | a long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions
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| flood | an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry
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| earthquake | a sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity
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| wildfire | a raging, rapidly spreading fire
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| storm surge | water that is pushed shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm
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| hurricane warning | hurricane conditions are likely for a location within 24 hours
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| hurricane watch | hurricane conditions are likely for a location within 36 hours
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