Natural Disasters

Vocabulary List N°426 v.0.2. With 27 entries in 4 chapters with 14 definitions and 9 examples. Updated at July 30, 2026.

     1. Head Definition

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   Cambridge: natural disaster |n| a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or tsunami that kills or injures a lot of people. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 29, 2026.)
2. Chat GPT: natural disaster |n| a dangerous event caused by nature that can damage people, buildings, or the environment. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
3. Collins: natural disaster |n| a natural event which causes a lot of damage and kills a lot of people. (From Collins Dictionary. July 30, 2026.)
4. Encyclopedia Britannica: natural disaster |n| any calamitous occurrence generated by the effects of natural, rather than human-driven, phenomena that produces great loss of human life or destruction of the natural environment, private property, or public infrastructure. A natural disaster may be caused by weather and climate events or by earthquakes, landslides, and other occurrences that originate at Earth’s surface or within the planet itself. No spot on Earth is immune from a natural disaster; however, certain types of disasters are often limited to or occur more frequently in specific geographic regions. (From Encyclopedia Britannica. July 30, 2026.)
5. Google IA: natural disaster |n| is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth, such as floods, earthquakes, or hurricanes, that causes significant loss of life, property damage, and social disruption. (From Google IA. Jul8y 30, 2026).
6. Merriam Webster: natural disaster |n| a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths. (From Merriam Webster Dictionary. July 30, 2026.)
7. Oxford: natural disaster |n| a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. (From Oxford Dictionary. July 29, 2026.)
8. Wikipedia: natural disaster |n| is the very harmful impact on a society or community brought by a natural phenomenon or hazard. Some examples of natural hazards include avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, landslides - including submarine landslides, tropical cyclones, volcanic activity and wildfires. Additional natural hazards include blizzards, dust storms, firestorms, hails, ice storms, sinkholes, thunderstorms, tornadoes and tsunamis. (From Wikipedia. July 29, 2026.)

          2. Examples

1. "The natural disaster left a huge number of people homeless." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. July 30, 2026.)
2. "It has called the typhoon the worst natural disaster in South Korea in many years." (From Collins Dictionary. July 30, 2026.)
3. "Preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters just makes good sense." (From The Guardian. July 30, 2026)
4. "The earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters of this century." (From Merriam Webster Dictionary. July 30, 2026.)
5. "In this primordial state of chaos, human beings are wild beasts threatened by violence and natural disaster. (From the Cambridge English Corpus. July 30, 2026.)
6. "What is the most common natural disaster in your country?" (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
7. "A natural disaster like an earthquake." (From Collins Dictionary. July 30, 2026.)
8. "The natural disaster and nuclear meltdown made me a more resilient and sympathetic human being." (From The Guardian. July 30, 2026)
9. "For example, a total property damage after a natural disaster in a number of different locations characterizes collectively the areas affected." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. July 30, 2026.)
10. "Europe's 2003 heat wave claimed more than 30,000 lives, making it the continent's largest natural disaster in 50 years." (Fromp7 se Oxford Dictionary. July 29, 2026.)
11. "However, threats to personal safety, health, or life come in many different forms, for example, when a natural disaster strikes or during armed conflicts. (From the Cambridge English Corpus. July 30, 2026.)
12. "The number of people suffering food crises as a result of natural disasters has tripled in the last thirty years." (From Oxford Dictionary. July 29, 2026.)
13. "A related, theoretically-savvy literature which is too often overlooked by historians of natural disaster involves the history of technological accidents. (From the Cambridge English Corpus. July 30, 2026.)
14. "In Argentina, floods, droughts, and wildfires are some of the most common natural disasters. They can cause serious damage to communities and the environment." (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)

     3. Some Natural Disasters

1. avalanche |n| a large amount of snow, ice, and rocks that rapidly slides down a mountain. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
2. blizzard |n| a severe snowstorm with strong winds and very low visibility. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
3. drought |n| a long period with little or no rain, causing water shortages. Landslide A mass of rock, soil, or earth that moves down a slope. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
4. earthquake |n| a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement inside the Earth. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
5. flood |n| an overflow of water that covers land that is usually dry. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
6. hailstorm |n| a storm that produces balls of ice called hail. lightning strike a sudden electrical discharge from the sky that can cause fires or injuries. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
7. heat wave |n| a long period of unusually hot weather. dust storm a storm in which strong winds carry large amounts of dust through the air. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
8. hurricane |n| a very powerful tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
9. tornado |n| a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
10. tropical cyclone|n| a rapidly rotating storm system that originates over warm tropical oceans, characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and spiral bands of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. (From Google IA. July 30, 2026.)
11. tsunami |n| a series of very large ocean waves, usually caused by an underwater earthquake. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
12. volcanic eruption |n| the release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)
13. wildfire |n| a large, uncontrolled fire that spreads through forests, grasslands, or other natural areas. (From Chat GPT. July 29, 2026.)