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
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
T S	A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.	Thunder Storm
S	A cavity in the ground, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.	Sinkhole
S F	A brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the Sun's surface.	Solar Flare

Starting Letter	Description	Answer
H	A hypothetical class of extreme tropical cyclone that could form if sea surface temperatures reached approximately 50 °C.	Hypercane
I S	A storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.	Ice Storm
T	A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud.	Tornado
L	The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.	Landslide
F	Extreme scarcity of food.	Famine
C B	A sudden violent rainstorm.	Cloud Burst