| Avalanche |
a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain |
he was killed by an avalanche while skiing |
lumivyöry |
| Blizzard |
a snowstorm with very strong winds |
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lumimyrsky |
| airlift |
an operation to take people, soldiers, food, etc. to or from an area by aircraft, especially in an emergency or when roads are closed or dangerous |
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pelastustehtävä jossa viedään ihmisiä tai ruokaa lentäen |
| Cyclone |
a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle |
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pyörremyrsky |
| earthquake |
a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface |
an earthquake hit china yesterday |
maanjäristys |
| Hurricane |
a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean |
A violent hurricane hit the coast of florida. |
hurrikaani |
| flood |
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry |
The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. |
Tulva |
| Tsunami |
an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake |
A tsunami early warning system was set up in Hawaii. |
Tsunami |
| Volcano |
a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava |
AN active volcano migth erupt any time |
tulivuori |
| Erupt |
when a volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the volcano |
The volcano could errupt any time |
Purkautua. |
