Natural Disasters Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Avalanche

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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

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Ola de frío

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4
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Hailstorm

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Tormenta de granizo

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5
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Ice storm

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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

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ola de calor

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9
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Drought

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Sequía

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10
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Volcanic eruption

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Erupción volcánica

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11
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Tsunami

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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

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deslizamiento de rocas (causa menos daños)

19
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Impact event

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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

21
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Asteroide

22
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Comet

23
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Subsidence

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

24
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Killer fog

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Niebla asesina

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Limnic eruption
Erupción de dióxido de carbono en las aguas profundas del lago, que forma una nube de gas tóxico y asfixiante que puede matar
26
Tornado
Columna de aire en rotación que toca la tierra
27
Tropical cyclone
Ciclón tropical sobre el mar tropical que ocasiona tormentas
28
Snowfall
Nevada
29
Even number
Número par
30
Odd number
Número impar
31
Twister
Tornado
32
Windstorm
Tormenta de viento
33
Typhoon
Tifón
34
A storm is brewing
There is going to be trouble
35
Any port in a storm
In an emergency any solution will do
36
Weather the storm
To survive a difficult situation
37
Eye of the hurricane
A temporary peaceful time before trouble or a lot of activity
38
To storm in / out
To burst into or out of a place in anger
39
To be snowed under
To be overloaded with work
40
A raindrop in the drought
When a person expects something that is unlikely to happen
41
End of the rainbow
Where the treasure lies