14.10 Natural disasters A Flashcards

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1
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Naturkatastrophen

A

natural disasters

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2
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Beben

A

quake

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Erdbeben

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earthquake

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Epizentrum

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epicenter

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Nachbeben

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aftershock

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Vulkan

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volcano

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12
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Ausbruch

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eruption

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14
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Lava

A

lava

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18
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Lawine

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avalanche

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Wirbelwind; Wirbelsturm

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whirlwind

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21
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Wirbelsturm; Zyklone

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cyclone

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Tornado; Wirbelsturm

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tornado

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Hurrikan; Orkan

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hurricane

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Flut; Überschwemmung

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flood

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überflutet / überschwemmt

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flooded

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33
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überfluten

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inundate

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Flutwelle

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tidal wave

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Tsunami

A

tsunami

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Dürre(periode)

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drought

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Feuer; Brand

A

fire

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Heuschrecke

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locust

45
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Heuschreckenplage

A

locust plague

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Hungersnot; Hungerkatastrophe

A

famine

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Ernteausfall; Missernte

A

crop failure

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rissige Erde

A

cracked soil

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Klimakatastrolhe

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climate disaster

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verwüsten

A

devastate

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verheerend

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devastating

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Verwüstung

A

devastation

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Nachwirkungen

A

aftereffects

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Todesopfer

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fatalities

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Zahl der Todesopfer

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death toll

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Rettungsmannschaft; Bergungskommando

A

rescue team

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unversehrt

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unscathed

69
Q

Sachschaden

A

damage

71
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das Rote Kreuz

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the Red Cross