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A natural occurrence or social activity of significance.

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lightning strike
Events; Disasters

Lightning strikes are electrical discharges on a massive scale between the atmosphere and an earth-bound object. They mostly originate in thunderclouds and terminate on the ...

landslide
Events; Disasters

A landslide, also known as a landslip, is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris ...

impact event
Events; Disasters

An impact event is a collision between celestial objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have physical consequences and have been found to regularly occur in planetary ...

tsunami
Events; Disasters

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea ...

blizzard
Events; Disasters

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm caused by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time – typically three hours or more. A ground ...

tropical cyclone
Events; Disasters

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly-rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. In ...

drought
Events; Disasters

Drought is an extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared ...

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