EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
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avalanches
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tsunamies
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volcanic eruptions
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flooding
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Detailed explanation-1: -Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tsunamis, and landslides have the potential to generate a tremendous amount of marine debris.
Detailed explanation-2: -Standing flood waters can also spread infectious diseases, contain chemical hazards, and cause injuries. Each year, flooding causes more deaths than any other hazard related to thunderstorms. The most common flood deaths occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood waters.
Detailed explanation-3: -The different types of natural hazards include: Geophysical hazards (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis). Hydrological hazards (e.g., floods). Meteorological hazards (e.g., cyclones and storms).
Detailed explanation-4: -Earthquakes. Volcanic Eruptions. Tsunami. Landslides. Floods. Subsidence. Impacts with space objects. 09-Jan-2018