Hazards

Avalanche snow avalanche, snow slide; see: land slide
Cold Wave extreme weather, extremes temperature, cold temperatures
Cyclone extra-tropical cyclone, hurricane, tropical storms, tropical depression, typhoon
Drought deficiency of precipitation, pronounced absence of rainfall
Earthquake magmatic activity, seismic activity, tectonic shaking, volcanic activity
Epidemic bubonic plague, cholera, dengue, non-pandemic diseases, typhoid
Flood flash floods
Heat Wave extreme weather, extremes temperature, high temperatures
Insect Infestation animal pests
Land Slide debris flow, mud flow, mud slide, rock fall, slide
Mud Flow mud slide, see: land slide
Storm Surge wave surge; see: tsunami
Technical Disaster chemical spill/leak, explosions, collapses, gas leaks, urban fire, oil spill, technical failure
Tornado funnel clouds, vortex,
Tsunami ocean waves, underwater earthquake, underwater landslide, wave surge
Volcano crater, lava, magma, molten materials, volcanic rock, volcanic ash
Wild Fire bush fire, forest fire, uncontrolled fire, wildland fire

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