ESL, English, Weather, Extreme Weather, Natural Disaster, Flood, Typhoon, Blizzard, Monsoon, Volcano, Earthquake,

1. Extreme Weather
Natural Disaster Vocabulary

2. What country has the most active v_____________?

4. This is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility (B____________)

5. Blizzard

6. Have you ever experienced this natural disaster?

7. Earthquake

9. Flood

10. This weather has 3 different names; can you guess them?

11. Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon;
we just use different names for these storms in different places.
• Atlantic and Northeast Pacific = hurricane
• Northwest Pacific = typhoon
• South Pacific = Cyclones

12. This natural disaster is caused by a long heat wave (D_____________)

13. Drought

14. This natural disaster was in the news two months ago because it occurred in Afghanistan

15. Landslide / Mudslide

16. This is when wind violently rotates and comes in contact with the ground (T_________)

17. Tornado

18. Similar to a Landslide, this occurs when snow slides down a mountain

19. Avalanche