Types of Natural Disasters

You have 2 minutes to identify the types of natural disaster based on the definition and letter they start with. Good luck.

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Starting Letter	Description	Answer
B	A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.	Blizzard
E	A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.	Earthquake
S	A cavity in the ground, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.	Sinkhole
T	A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud.	Tornado
F	An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.	Flood
I S	A storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.	Ice Storm

Starting Letter	Description	Answer
L	The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.	Landslide
L	A destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.	Lahar
F F	A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.	Flash Flood
H	Large and swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters.	Hurricane
L	The occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash.	Lightning
H W	A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.	Heat Wave