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What country experiences the second most tornadoes in the world, after the United States?
Canada
In what state was the city of Galveston, which was devastated by a hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in American history?
Texas
What type of disaster was Nina, which overtook the Banqiao Dam in the Huang He in 1975?
Typhoon
What dam in China was built to alleviate flooding in that river?
Three Gorges Dam
In what year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
What are the firefighting crews that are transported by helicopter known as?
Helitack crews
What scale is used to measure the intensity of a hurricane?
Saffir-Simpson scale
What day on December 13th, 1916, is named for a deadly avalanche of Mount Marmolada in Italy during World War I?
White Friday
An earthquake caused by a contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault occurred in what country?
Haiti
What disaster differs from a landslide in that it involves a rapid accumulation of water in the ground?
Mudslide
In 2022, what hurricane hitting Atlantic Canada was the most powerful tropical storm to hit Canada on record?
Fiona
The Fujita scale measures the intensity of what type of natural disaster?
Tornado
Which of the three main bushfire types burns trees up until their canopy, and therefore is the most dangerous type of bushfire?
Crown fires
What river in China was responsible for a devastating flood in 1931, resulting in an estimated 3.7 million death toll?
Yangtze
Who was the king of England during the Great Fire of London?
Charles II
What is the area called which lacks fuel and provides a barrier to prevent wildfires from spreading?
Fire break
What is the name of the tectonic belt that surrounds the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent?
Ring of Fire
What subcategory of thunderstorm is also known as a "rotating thunderstorm" and is the most common cause of tornadoes?
Supercell
What South Asian politically disputed region was struck by an earthquake in 2005?
Kashmir
What subcategory of floods is characterized by its sudden occurrence and short duration?
Flash floods
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