Relier Pairs Weather Version en ligne Natural Disasters par Rosalinda Adame-Moylan 1 Hurricane-a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning 2 Volcano-rupture in the crust of Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. 3 Earthquake-the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy that creates seismic waves 4 5 6 Flood-a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. 7 Tornado-rapidly rotating column of air that contacts with the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud Wildfire-a powerful fire that burns out of control across a large area: Tsunami- long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.mi-