NATURAL DISASTERS Blizzard a severe storm with very

NATURAL DISASTERS

Blizzard: a severe storm with very cold strong winds and a lot of snow.

Volcano: a mountain or hill formed by the build-up of ash and lava through one or more openings (or vents) in the surface of the earth.

Drought: abnormally dry weather that damages crops and causes reservoirs and wells to dry up

Earthquake: a shaking of the Earth’s surface. Earthquakes happen when energy stored in the rocky layer under Earth’s surface is released in waves.

Tornado: a very strong windstorm that usually forms over land, and looks like a spinning funnel coming from a dark cloud. It usually has little rain.

Hurricane: a severe rainstorm that is actually a type of cyclone. It starts over oceans near the equator, especially near the West Indies, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Typhoon: a type of cyclone that starts over the northwestern Pacific Ocean

Tsunami: a huge wave caused by an earthquake, volcanoes or landslides under an ocean or sea.

Hailstorm: a storm in which a lot of small balls of ice fall like rain

Heatwave: a continuous period of very hot weather, especially when this is unusual

Flood : a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.

Forest Fire: also called “wildland fires” are spread by the transfer of heat in grass, brush, shrubs, and trees.

Storm: strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning.

Avalanche: a fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.

Cyclone: an area of low pressure surrounding by strong blowing winds that cause storms.

NATURAL DISASTERS AND PHRASAL VERBS • Blow away – When the wind moves something from a place • Fall down – To fall to the ground • Blow over – Become less strong and then ended • Tear off – To remove with force • Flood out – To leave a home or place because of a flood. • Pour down – Rain heavily

NATURAL DISASTERS AND IDIOMS eye of the hurricane - a temporary peaceful time weather a storm - deal with a difficult situation flood out - to rush out of something or some place.

MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS ____ 1. drought ____ 2. mudslide ____ 3. emergency shelter ____ 4. flood ____ 5. famine ____ 6. evacuation ____ 7. blizzard ____ 8. tsunami ____ 9. aftershock ____ 10. avalanche A. the act of making people leave a place because of danger B. a place where people can sleep in an emergency C. a big wave that can destroy towns near the sea D. a disaster when there is no rain for a long time E. a very bad snowstorm F. a disaster when there is no food G. a disaster in which snow and ice move quickly down a mountain H. a lot of water I. a disaster in which hills become too wet and the soil moves J. a small earthquake after a larger one

CROSSWORD

USE THE WORDS FROM THE CROSSWORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 1. Last night volcano Maui ______ and the hot ______ poured downhill. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was ______. 2. The devastation caused by superstorm Sandy, particularly in New York and New Jersey, is tragic, but the ______ has at least put climate change back on the map. 3. After the harshest winter in decades, the Balkans region in the southeast of Europe is now facing its hottest summer and the worst _____ across the area in nearly 40 years.

USE THE WORDS FROM THE CROSSWORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 4. A powerful ______ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a threemetre-high _______that killed at least 113 people. 5. A landslide caused by rains in southern China left 21 people missing today, adding to a growing death toll from China's worst _____ season in a decade. 6. This summer a dozen ______, which are more common in the US, have hit Europe. The twister which swept through Poland yesterday flattened more than 400 hectares of woodland in the area. 7. The US navy has been deployed to help avert a looming environmental _____ in the Gulf of Mexico.

CHOOSE THE WORDS FROM THE BOX AND FILL IN THE GAPS. avalanche earthquake 1. tornado clouds drought flood hail lightning fog It didn't rain for a long time and the …. . ruined the harvest. 2. We heard the loud sound of…. . in the distance. 3. During the…… all the houses were covered by water. 4. The ……… was moving to the coast of the Mexico. 5. We couldn't see anything because of the……. . 6. It was very snowy last night, we had a real ………. 7. A flash of light in the sky is called …. . . 8. A …… took Dorothy's house to the land of Oz.

CHOOSE THE WORDS FROM THE BOX AND FILL IN THE GAPS. avalanche tornado earthquake cloud 9. drought flood hail lightning fog You have to stay away from the volcano during the……. 10. You should listen to the weather ……. before you go camping. 11. We felt the gentle …… from the ocean on our faces. 12. ……. consists of small balls of ice that fall from the sky. 13. You cannot see stars in the ……. sky at night. 14. It is fresher to stay in the…… of the trees on a hot day. 15. The ground was shaking terribly during the …….

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