Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical or meteorological...

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Definition of Natural Disaster

Natural disasters are the result of geophysical and meteorological disturbance.

EARTHQUAKE- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement.

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land

A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud

A tsunami or tidal wave is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water

EARTHQUAKE- DROP, COVER, HOLD ON