Natural Disasters Flashcards

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1
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Avalanche

A

Avalancha (desplazamiento de nieve)

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Blizzard

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Tormenta de nieve con fuerte viento y poca visibilidad

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3
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Cold wave

A

Ola de frío

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4
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Hailstorm

A

Tormenta de granizo

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5
Q

Ice storm

A

la lluvia se congela al entrar en contacto con las superficies frías, formando una capa de hielo.

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6
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Wildfire

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Incendio forestal

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7
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Solar flare

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Erupción solar que causa perturbaciones electromagnéticas en la tierra, comunicaciones

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8
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Heat wave

A

ola de calor

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9
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Drought

A

Sequía

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10
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Volcanic eruption

A

Erupción volcánica

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11
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Tsunami

A

Tsunami

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12
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Flood

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inundación (ríos, costas, marea)

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13
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Flash flood

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Inundación repentina (fuerte lluvia, topografía, drenaje deficiente)

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14
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Earthquake

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Terremoto, sismo

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15
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Sinkhole

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Hoyo localizado, pequeño en el suelo que se formó rápido (por erosión de minerales, extracción minera o de agua, terremotos o erupciones volcánicas)

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16
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thunderstorm

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Tormenta con relámpagos, truenos y lluvia fuerte

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17
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Mudslide

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Avalancha de lodo, como de agua o nieve (se mueve más rápido, causa más daños)

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Landslide

A

deslizamiento de rocas (causa menos daños)

19
Q

Impact event

A

Ocurre cuando un meteorito, un asteroide o un cometa, se estrella contra la superficie de un planeta o una luna

20
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Meteorite

A

Meteorito

21
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Asteroide

A

asteroid

22
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Comet

A

Cometa

23
Q

Subsidence

A

Hundimiento de la tierra que toma mucho tiempo y que puede abarcar grandes áreas

24
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Killer fog

A

Niebla asesina

25
Q

Limnic eruption

A

Erupción de dióxido de carbono en las aguas profundas del lago, que forma una nube de gas tóxico y asfixiante que puede matar

26
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Tornado

A

Columna de aire en rotación que toca la tierra

27
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Tropical cyclone

A

Ciclón tropical sobre el mar tropical que ocasiona tormentas

28
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Snowfall

A

Nevada

29
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Even number

A

Número par

30
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Odd number

A

Número impar

31
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Twister

A

Tornado

32
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Windstorm

A

Tormenta de viento

33
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Typhoon

A

Tifón

34
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A storm is brewing

A

There is going to be trouble

35
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Any port in a storm

A

In an emergency any solution will do

36
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Weather the storm

A

To survive a difficult situation

37
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Eye of the hurricane

A

A temporary peaceful time before trouble or a lot of activity

38
Q

To storm in / out

A

To burst into or out of a place in anger

39
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To be snowed under

A

To be overloaded with work

40
Q

A raindrop in the drought

A

When a person expects something that is unlikely to happen

41
Q

End of the rainbow

A

Where the treasure lies