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Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical and meteorologi cal disturbance .

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Page 1: Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical or meteorological disturbances. Natural disasters are the result of geophysical

Definition of Natural Disaster

Natural disasters are the result of geophysical and meteorological disturbance.

Page 2: Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical or meteorological disturbances. Natural disasters are the result of geophysical
Page 3: Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical or meteorological disturbances. Natural disasters are the result of geophysical

EARTHQUAKE- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement.

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land

A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud

A tsunami or tidal wave is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water

Page 4: Definition of Natural Disaster Natural disasters are the result of geophysical or meteorological disturbances. Natural disasters are the result of geophysical
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EARTHQUAKE- DROP, COVER, HOLD ON

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