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| relating to an event that brings terrible loss or lasting distress |
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| the process of releasing something with violence |
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| a push or a pull on an object |
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| the force that something exerts over a given area |
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| a state in which opposing forces in a system are equally balanced or stable |
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| an event that results from Earth processes and that can cause damage and endanger human life |
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| winds traveling in two different directions meet and create a spinning weather system over tropical ocean waters fueled through contact with warm ocean water |
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| a very destructive kind of mass movement which occurs when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope |
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| rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil; occur after heavy rains in a normally dry area or after an earthquake |
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| small, spinning column of air that has high wind speeds and that touches the ground; occurs when cold, dry air meets warm, moist air |
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| huge surface waves created by earthquakes under water |
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| an extended period where water availability falls below the requirements for a region |
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| heavy rains or sudden melting of snow cause large amounts of water to enter a river system or an area where drainage is not adequate and cause an overflow of water |
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| rock beneath Earth's surface moves and creates stress in the rock; stress causes rock to break or change shape releasing energy in the form of vibrations |
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| a fire in the forests that could be caused by lighting or human activity |
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| water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm |
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| hurrican conditions are likely for a location within 24 hours |
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| hurrican conditions are likely for a location within 36 hours |
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| Humans are _ which causes _. |
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| building in storm surge areas...increase in cost of damages |
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| Humans are _ which causes _. |
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| making mobile homes unableto withstand high winds...the ability for tornados to be able to pick them up |
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| Humans are _ which causes _. |
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| putting mobile homes in flood plains...mobile homes to be more vulnerable to floods |
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| Humans are _ which causes _. |
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| constructing levees and canals in marshes and other coastal wetlands...storm surges to hit harder and the soil the wetlands kept down to blow away |
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| causing global warming...intensifies hurricanes |
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| Humans endanger themselves by building there homes... |
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1. at the base of volcanos
2. in earthquakes zones
3. in coastal regions
4. in arid forests or other arid regions |
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| loss of natural drainage patterns |
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