1) is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and other geologic processes. 2) is described as an outward and downward slope movement of an abundance of slope-forming materials including rock, soil, artificial materials, or a combination of these. 3) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. 4) can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster in several ways. The force of the explosion and falling rocks able to cause harm. 5) is an overflow of water that 'submerges' land. 6) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. 7) are precipitation in the form of ice that does not melt before it hits the ground. 8) is the unusual dryness of soil caused by levels of rainfall significantly below average over a prolonged period. 9) the lightning itself can damage buildings, ignite fires and kill by direct contact. 10) is a violent and dangerous rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud, or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.  11) are large fires which often start in wildland areas. 12)  is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters. 

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