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A blossary on naturally occurring hazards and disasters.

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An avalanche (also called a snowslide or snowslip) is a rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface. Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snowpack ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration, shaking and ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

Volcanoes can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster in several ways. The effects include the volcanic eruption itself that may cause harm following the explosion of the volcano or the ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

A limnic eruption occurs when a gas, usually CO2, suddenly erupts from deep lake water, posing the threat of suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves, because their ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm caused by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time – typically three hours or more. A ground blizzard is a ...

Domain: Events; Category: Disasters

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