LIST OF DISASTERS


An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow, often mixed with air and water, down a mountainside. Avalanches are among the biggest dangers in the mountains for both life and property.
A blizzard is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply.
An earthquake or seism is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge
Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones).
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity.
A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments.
A limnic eruption, also referred to as a lake overturn, is a rare type of natural disaster in which carbon dioxide (CO2) suddenly erupts from deep lake water, suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans.
A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced.
A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface.