Severe Weather and Natural Disasters

It is an extreme weather that brings about strong winds and torrential rains.

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• drought

This is a fast-spinning column of air that stretches from the sky, down to the ground. It happens during extreme weather.

These are storms with high winds and

heavy rain that starts as a

tropical storm and forms over

warm ocean waters.

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• flood

This is an act of nature that happens when rivers, streams and other bodies of water overflows.

• drought

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• flood

An act of nature that occurs when an area does not receive enough rainfall and everything dries up, killing tress and ruining crops.

• drought

• flood

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

What can you do to survive the drought?

Give two (2) things that you can do when there is a thunderstorm or hurricane.

This is a natural disaster where a sudden, violent shaking of the ground happens. This happens when the earth's plates move suddenly.

These are huge waves caused by an abrupt movement in the ocean floor, often caused by an underwater earthquake.

What natural disaster occurs when magma escapes from inside the earth?

• earthquake

• tsunami

• landslide

• volcanic eruption