Natural disaster
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A natural disaster is a natural event with catastrophic consequences for living things in the vicinity.
Common forms of natural disasters include:
- avalanches
- earthquakes
- floods
- forest fires
- heat wave
- hurricanes
- ice storm
- lahar
- landslides
- tornadoes
- tsunami
- volcanic eruptionss
- impact event, the impact of a large extraterrestrial object with the Earth
- solar flares
See also: emergency, emergency preparedness, emergency planning, civil defense, disaster relief, list of disasters, weather disasters